#479AB8 Color

#479AB8 is rgb(71, 154, 184) in RGB and hsl(196, 44%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#479AB8

HEX#479AB8

RGBrgb(71, 154, 184)

HSLhsl(196, 44%, 50%)

HSVhsv(196, 61%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.092 224.7)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 16%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #479AB8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.19:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #479AB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#479AB8 Complementary#B86547 Analogous#47B89D Analogous#4762B8 Triadic#B8479A Triadic#9AB847

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #479AB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#61A8C2 #7BB6CC #95C4D6 #ABD0DE #C4DFE8 #DEEDF2

Shades

#3D849E #357288 #2B5C6E #224A58 #18343E #102228

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