#479FC5#479FC5

#479FC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.101 H 229.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#479FC5
RGB	rgb(71, 159, 197)
HSL	hsl(198, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(198, 64%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 19.3%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.80, -14.67, -27.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.80, 31.04, 241.80°)
OKLab	oklab(66.45% -0.0655 -0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(66.45% 0.101 229.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.0708, 30.1645, 57.3136)
Luminance	0.3017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#479FC5 #C56D47

analogous

#47C5AC #479FC5 #4760C5

triadic

#479FC5 #C5479F #9FC547

tetradic

#479FC5 #AC47C5 #C56D47 #60C547

square

#479FC5 #AC47C5 #C56D47 #60C547

split-complementary

#479FC5 #C54760 #C5AC47

monochromatic

#23586F #327D9D #479FC5 #76B7D4 #A4D0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.99

#479FC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.03

#479FC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #479FC5

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##479FC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##479FC5	1.00	2.99	7.03	7.03
#FFFFFF	2.99	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9DC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A90C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AAAB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #479fc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 159, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.101 229.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87bbd6',
    500: '#479fc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #479fc5;
$custom-light: #87bbd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#479fc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.095,
    "s": 52.066,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66449,
    "c": 0.10073,
    "h": 229.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.30167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#479FC5

secondary

#CFA999

accent

#774CDC

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #479FC5

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

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