#479EC3#479EC3

#479EC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.099 H 229.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479EC3
RGB	rgb(71, 158, 195)
HSL	hsl(198, 51%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 64%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 19%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.42, -14.76, -26.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.42, 30.61, 241.16°)
OKLab	oklab(66.12% -0.0652 -0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(66.12% 0.099 229)
XYZ	xyz(24.6718, 29.7309, 56.0576)
Luminance	0.2973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479EC3 #C36C47

analogous

#47C3AA #479EC3 #4760C3

triadic

#479EC3 #C3479E #9EC347

tetradic

#479EC3 #AA47C3 #C36C47 #60C347

square

#479EC3 #AA47C3 #C36C47 #60C347

split-complementary

#479EC3 #C34760 #C3AA47

monochromatic

#23576C #327B9A #479EC3 #75B6D2 #A3CFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#479EC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.95

#479EC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479EC3

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479EC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479EC3	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)

#8B9CC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8FC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479ec3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 158, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.099 229.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bad5',
    500: '#479ec3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479ec3;
$custom-light: #87bad5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479ec3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.903,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66124,
    "c": 0.09935,
    "h": 229
  },
  "luminance": 0.29733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479EC3

secondary

#CEA898

accent

#784DDA

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #479EC3

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

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