#479FBE#479FBE

#479FBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.095 H 224.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479FBE
RGB	rgb(71, 159, 190)
HSL	hsl(196, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(196, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 16.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.53, -16.88, -23.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.53, 29.21, 234.71°)
OKLab	oklab(66.14% -0.0682 -0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(66.14% 0.095 224.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2872, 29.8511, 53.1871)
Luminance	0.2985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#479FBE #BE6647

analogous

#47BEA1 #479FBE #4763BE

triadic

#479FBE #BE479F #9FBE47

tetradic

#479FBE #A147BE #BE6647 #63BE47

square

#479FBE #A147BE #BE6647 #63BE47

split-complementary

#479FBE #BE4763 #BEA147

monochromatic

#245566 #347B94 #479FBE #74B7CE #A1CEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.01

#479FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.97

#479FBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #479FBE

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479FBE	1.00	3.01	6.97	6.97
#FFFFFF	3.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E9CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8FBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 159, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.095 224.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.63,
    "s": 47.791,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66144,
    "c": 0.09521,
    "h": 224.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.29854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479FBE

secondary

#CBA496

accent

#7450D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #479FBE

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

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