#479EBD#479EBD

#479EBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.095 H 224.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479EBD
RGB	rgb(71, 158, 189)
HSL	hsl(196, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(196, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 16.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.19, -16.65, -23.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.19, 29.05, 235.02°)
OKLab	oklab(65.86% -0.0675 -0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(65.86% 0.095 224.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.0071, 29.4650, 52.5564)
Luminance	0.2947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479EBD #BD6647

analogous

#47BDA1 #479EBD #4763BD

triadic

#479EBD #BD479E #9EBD47

tetradic

#479EBD #A147BD #BD6647 #63BD47

square

#479EBD #A147BD #BD6647 #63BD47

split-complementary

#479EBD #BD4763 #BDA147

monochromatic

#245465 #347A92 #479EBD #74B6CD #A1CDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.05

#479EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.89

#479EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479EBD

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479EBD	1.00	3.05	6.89	6.89
#FFFFFF	3.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D9BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 158, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.095 224.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bad1',
    500: '#479ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479ebd;
$custom-light: #86bad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.763,
    "s": 47.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65863,
    "c": 0.09463,
    "h": 224.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.29467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479EBD

secondary

#CAA396

accent

#7451D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479EBD

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

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