#479DCB#479DCB

#479DCB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.107 H 235.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479DCB
RGB	rgb(71, 157, 203)
HSL	hsl(201, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(201, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(65%, 22.7%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.45, -11.64, -31.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.45, 33.34, 249.56°)
OKLab	oklab(66.25% -0.0613 -0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(66.25% 0.107 235)
XYZ	xyz(25.4308, 29.7627, 60.8929)
Luminance	0.2977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479DCB #CB7547

analogous

#47CBB7 #479DCB #475BCB

triadic

#479DCB #CB479D #9DCB47

tetradic

#479DCB #B747CB #CB7547 #5BCB47

square

#479DCB #B747CB #CB7547 #5BCB47

split-complementary

#479DCB #CB475B #CBB747

monochromatic

#215976 #2F7CA6 #479DCB #77B6D8 #A6D0E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#479DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.95

#479DCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479DCB

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479DCB	1.00	3.02	6.95	6.95
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#879CCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#758FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9AC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 157, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.107 235.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88b9db',
    500: '#479dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479dcb;
$custom-light: #88b9db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.909,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66253,
    "c": 0.10697,
    "h": 235
  },
  "luminance": 0.29765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479DCB

secondary

#D3AE9B

accent

#7D49DF

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FB

border

#CBD0D4

text

#0C1115

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #479DCB

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

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