Colour

#479FB4

#479FB4
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#479FB4 is a cyan with RGB values 71, 159, 180 and HSL 192°, 43%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#479FB4

RGBrgb(71, 159, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6235, 0.7059

RGB percentages27.8%, 62.4%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(191.6, 43.4%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191.6, 60.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK60.6%, 11.7%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,693,940

CSS custom property--colour: #479FB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#B8604B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#919AB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#808EB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#00A7A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 17 Teal · ΔE 18.8 Sky blue · ΔE 18.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 20 Slate grey · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B45C47

Analogous#47B493, #4768B4

Triadic#B4479F, #9FB447

Split complementary#B44768, #B49347

Tetradic#9347B4, #B45C47, #69B447

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D8EBEF

Lighter +30%#B3D8E1

Lighter +20%#8EC5D3

Lighter +10%#6AB3C4

Darker −10%#397F8F

Darker −20%#2A5E6B

Darker −30%#1C3E46

Darker −40%#0D1E22

More saturated +25%#28B2D3

Less saturated −25%#668C95

Channel breakdown

R71

G159

B180

Red71 (27.8%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue191.56°

Saturation (HSL)43.43%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G 9F · B B4

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