#479bc2

Color #479bc2

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.13 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#479bc2

RGB

rgb(71, 155, 194)

HSL

hsl(199, 50.2%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199, 63.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.4%, 20.1%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(60.49, -13.45, -27.68)

LCH

lch(60.49, 30.77, 244.08)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0994, 231.12)

HWB

hwb(199, 27.8%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c26e47

Analogous

#47c2ac

#479bc2

#475ec2

Triadic

#479bc2

#c2479b

#9bc247

Split-complementary

#479bc2

#c2475e

#c2ac47

Tetradic

#479bc2

#6e47c2

#c26e47

#9bc247

Square

#479bc2

#ac47c2

#c26e47

#5ec247

Shades

Color #479bc2 mixed toward black.

#3783a6

#2c6985

#214f64

#163442

#0b1a21

Tints

Color #479bc2 mixed toward white.

#66accc

#84bcd6

#a3cde1

#c2deeb

#e0eef5

Tones

Color #479bc2 mixed toward gray.

#5197b8

#5c94ae

#6690a3

#708c99

#7a888f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7576ba · ΔE 20.6

Deuteranopia

#7069b7 · ΔE 23.7

Tritanopia

#4eb2b1 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #479bc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#479bc2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#479bc2 (#479bc2) is rgb(71, 155, 194) in RGB.

No, #479bc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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