#479DC2#479DC2

#479DC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.099 H 229.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479DC2
RGB	rgb(71, 157, 194)
HSL	hsl(198, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 19.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.09, -14.54, -26.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.09, 30.46, 241.49°)
OKLab	oklab(65.84% -0.0645 -0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(65.84% 0.099 229.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.3893, 29.3461, 55.4075)
Luminance	0.2935 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479DC2 #C26C47

analogous

#47C2AA #479DC2 #4760C2

triadic

#479DC2 #C2479D #9DC247

tetradic

#479DC2 #AA47C2 #C26C47 #60C247

square

#479DC2 #AA47C2 #C26C47 #60C247

split-complementary

#479DC2 #C24760 #C2AA47

monochromatic

#24566B #337A99 #479DC2 #75B5D1 #A3CEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.06

#479DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.87

#479DC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479DC2

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479DC2	1.00	3.06	6.87	6.87
#FFFFFF	3.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A9BC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798EC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 157, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.099 229.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bad4',
    500: '#479dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479dc2;
$custom-light: #86bad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.049,
    "s": 50.204,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65844,
    "c": 0.0988,
    "h": 229.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.29349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479DC2

secondary

#CDA897

accent

#784EDA

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #479DC2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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