#479EB4#479EB4
#479EB4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.089 H 217.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #479EB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 158, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 43%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 61%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.6%, 12.2%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.86, -19.43, -19.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.86, 27.35, 224.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.49% -0.071 -0.0534) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.49% 0.089 217) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0603, 29.0863, 47.5701) |
| Luminance | 0.2909 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.93
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.27
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.47
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.38
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.94
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#479EB4 #B45D47
analogous
#47B494 #479EB4 #4768B4
triadic
#479EB4 #B4479E #9EB447
tetradic
#479EB4 #9447B4 #B45D47 #68B447
square
#479EB4 #9447B4 #B45D47 #68B447
split-complementary
#479EB4 #B44768 #B49447
monochromatic
#24515C #367788 #479EB4 #71B6C7 #9DCCD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#479EB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.82
#479EB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #479EB4
6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##479EB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##479EB4 | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.82 | 6.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F9AB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8EB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #479eb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 158, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.089 217.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85baca',
500: '#479eb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #479eb4; $custom-light: #85baca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#479eb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 71,
"g": 158,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.11,
"s": 43.426,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65487,
"c": 0.08886,
"h": 217
},
"luminance": 0.29089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#479EB4
secondary
#C59C92
accent
#6E55D3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082