#479FBD#479FBD

#479FBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.095 H 223.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479FBD
RGB	rgb(71, 159, 189)
HSL	hsl(195, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(195, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 15.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.49, -17.19, -23.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.49, 28.99, 233.63°)
OKLab	oklab(66.1% -0.0685 -0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(66.1% 0.095 223.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1783, 29.8075, 52.6135)
Luminance	0.2981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#479FBD #BD6547

analogous

#47BDA0 #479FBD #4764BD

triadic

#479FBD #BD479F #9FBD47

tetradic

#479FBD #A047BD #BD6547 #64BD47

square

#479FBD #A047BD #BD6547 #64BD47

split-complementary

#479FBD #BD4764 #BDA047

monochromatic

#245565 #347A92 #479FBD #74B7CD #A1CEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#479FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#479FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479FBD

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

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

#8E9CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 159, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.095 223.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bbd1',
    500: '#479fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479fbd;
$custom-light: #86bbd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.254,
    "s": 47.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66101,
    "c": 0.0945,
    "h": 223.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479FBD

secondary

#CAA396

accent

#7351D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1214

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #479FBD

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

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