#479cd2

Color #479cd2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.56 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#479cd2

RGB

rgb(71, 156, 210)

HSL

hsl(203.3, 60.7%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.3, 66.2%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.2%, 25.7%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(61.45, -8.79, -35.15)

LCH

lch(61.45, 36.23, 255.96)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.1146, 239.65)

HWB

hwb(203.3, 27.8%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d27d47

Analogous

#47d2c2

#479cd2

#4757d2

Triadic

#479cd2

#d2479c

#9cd247

Split-complementary

#479cd2

#d24757

#d2c247

Tetradic

#479cd2

#7d47d2

#d27d47

#9cd247

Square

#479cd2

#c247d2

#d27d47

#57d247

Shades

Color #479cd2 mixed toward black.

#2e85bc

#256a97

#1c5071

#12354b

#091b26

Tints

Color #479cd2 mixed toward white.

#66adda

#84bde1

#a3cee9

#c2def0

#e0eff8

Tones

Color #479cd2 mixed toward gray.

#5399c6

#5e97bb

#6a94af

#7592a4

#818f98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7676c7 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#716ac4 · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#4ebdbb · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #479cd2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#479cd2]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#479cd2 (#479cd2) is rgb(71, 156, 210) in RGB.

No, #479cd2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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