#479dc2

Color #479dc2

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.6 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#479dc2

RGB

rgb(71, 157, 194)

HSL

hsl(198, 50.2%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198, 63.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.4%, 19.1%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(61.09, -14.54, -26.77)

LCH

lch(61.09, 30.46, 241.49)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0988, 229.23)

HWB

hwb(198, 27.8%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c26c47

Analogous

#47c2a9

#479dc2

#4760c2

Triadic

#479dc2

#c2479d

#9dc247

Split-complementary

#479dc2

#c24760

#c2a947

Tetradic

#479dc2

#6c47c2

#c26c47

#9dc247

Square

#479dc2

#a947c2

#c26c47

#60c247

Shades

Color #479dc2 mixed toward black.

#3785a6

#2c6a85

#215064

#163542

#0b1b21

Tints

Color #479dc2 mixed toward white.

#66adcc

#84bed6

#a3cee1

#c2deeb

#e0eff5

Tones

Color #479dc2 mixed toward gray.

#5199b8

#5c95ae

#6691a3

#708d99

#7a898f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7677ba · ΔE 21.3

Deuteranopia

#716ab8 · ΔE 24.2

Tritanopia

#4eb3b2 · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #479dc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#479dc2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#479dc2 (#479dc2) is rgb(71, 157, 194) in RGB.

No, #479dc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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