Recognised as Colour
#479DA9
- #479DA9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#479DA9 is a cyan with RGB values 71, 157, 169 and HSL 187°, 41%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#479DA9#479DA9
HEX#479DA9
RGBrgb(71, 157, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6157, 0.6627
RGB percentages27.8%, 61.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(187.3, 40.8%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 58%, 66.3%)
CMYK58%, 7.1%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,693,417
CSS custom property--colour: #479DA9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#B86256
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A95347
Analogous#47A984, #476CA9
Triadic#A9479D, #9DA947
Split complementary#A9476C, #A98447
Tetradic#8447A9, #A95347, #6CA947
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G157
B169
Red71 (27.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue187.35°
Saturation (HSL)40.83%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G 9D · B A9
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