#479EB3#479EB3

#479EB3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.088 H 216.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479EB3
RGB	rgb(71, 158, 179)
HSL	hsl(192, 43%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(192, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 11.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.82, -19.74, -18.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.82, 27.21, 223.51°)
OKLab	oklab(65.45% -0.0714 -0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(65.45% 0.088 216.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.9588, 29.0457, 47.0355)
Luminance	0.2905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479EB3 #B35C47

analogous

#47B392 #479EB3 #4768B3

triadic

#479EB3 #B3479E #9EB347

tetradic

#479EB3 #9247B3 #B35C47 #68B347

square

#479EB3 #9247B3 #B35C47 #68B347

split-complementary

#479EB3 #B34768 #B39247

monochromatic

#24515B #367787 #479EB3 #71B6C7 #9CCCD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#479EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.81

#479EB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479EB3

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479EB3	1.00	3.08	6.81	6.81
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9099B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#808EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 158, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.088 216.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bac9',
    500: '#479eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479eb3;
$custom-light: #85bac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.667,
    "s": 43.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65446,
    "c": 0.08833,
    "h": 216.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479EB3

secondary

#C49B91

accent

#6D55D3

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479EB3

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

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