#479EBE#479EBE

#479EBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.095 H 225.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479EBE
RGB	rgb(71, 158, 190)
HSL	hsl(196, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(196, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.23, -16.34, -24.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.23, 29.29, 236.08°)
OKLab	oklab(65.91% -0.0671 -0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(65.91% 0.095 225.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.1160, 29.5086, 53.1300)
Luminance	0.2951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479EBE #BE6747

analogous

#47BEA2 #479EBE #4762BE

triadic

#479EBE #BE479E #9EBE47

tetradic

#479EBE #A247BE #BE6747 #62BE47

square

#479EBE #A247BE #BE6747 #62BE47

split-complementary

#479EBE #BE4762 #BEA247

monochromatic

#245566 #347A94 #479EBE #74B6CE #A1CEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.04

#479EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.90

#479EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479EBE

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479EBE	1.00	3.04	6.90	6.90
#FFFFFF	3.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C9BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8EBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 158, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.095 225.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.134,
    "s": 47.791,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65906,
    "c": 0.09537,
    "h": 225.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.29511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479EBE

secondary

#CBA496

accent

#7550D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479EBE

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

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