#479EC4#479EC4

#479EC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.100 H 229.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479EC4
RGB	rgb(71, 158, 196)
HSL	hsl(198, 51%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 64%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.8%, 19.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.46, -14.44, -27.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.46, 30.89, 242.13°)
OKLab	oklab(66.17% -0.0649 -0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(66.17% 0.1 229.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.7853, 29.7763, 56.6550)
Luminance	0.2978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479EC4 #C46D47

analogous

#47C4AB #479EC4 #4760C4

triadic

#479EC4 #C4479E #9EC447

tetradic

#479EC4 #AB47C4 #C46D47 #60C447

square

#479EC4 #AB47C4 #C46D47 #60C447

split-complementary

#479EC4 #C44760 #C4AB47

monochromatic

#23576D #327C9C #479EC4 #75B6D3 #A4CFE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#479EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#479EC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479EC4

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479EC4	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798FC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 158, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.100 229.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bad6',
    500: '#479ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479ec4;
$custom-light: #87bad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.24,
    "s": 51.44,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66169,
    "c": 0.10019,
    "h": 229.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.29779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479EC4

secondary

#CFA998

accent

#784DDB

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #479EC4

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

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