#479bb5

Color #479bb5

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 13.92 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#479bb5

RGB

rgb(71, 155, 181)

HSL

hsl(194.2, 43.7%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.2, 60.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.8%, 14.4%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(59.99, -17.54, -21.13)

LCH

lch(59.99, 27.46, 230.3)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.0894, 221.14)

HWB

hwb(194.2, 27.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b56147

Analogous

#47b598

#479bb5

#4764b5

Triadic

#479bb5

#b5479b

#9bb547

Split-complementary

#479bb5

#b54764

#b59847

Tetradic

#479bb5

#6147b5

#b56147

#9bb547

Square

#479bb5

#9847b5

#b56147

#64b547

Shades

Color #479bb5 mixed toward black.

#3b8197

#2f6779

#234d5b

#18343c

#0c1a1e

Tints

Color #479bb5 mixed toward white.

#64acc2

#83bdcf

#a2cddb

#c1dee7

#e0eef3

Tones

Color #479bb5 mixed toward gray.

#5096ac

#5991a3

#628c99

#6c8890

#758387

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7576af · ΔE 22.9

Deuteranopia

#7069ae · ΔE 25.5

Tritanopia

#4eaaa9 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 18.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #479bb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#479bb5]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#479bb5 (#479bb5) is rgb(71, 155, 181) in RGB.

No, #479bb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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