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#47B4CD

#47b4cd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#47b4cd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 70.59% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.37% cyan, 12.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 191.19°, with 57.26% saturation and 54.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.03.

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Relative luminance0.3839

Complementary

  1. #47b4cd
  2. #cd6047

Split complementary

  1. #47b4cd
  2. #cd4771
  3. #cda347

Analogous

  1. #47cda3
  2. #47b4cd
  3. #4771cd

Triadic

  1. #47b4cd
  2. #cd47b4
  3. #b4cd47

Tetradic

  1. #47b4cd
  2. #6047cd
  3. #cd6047
  4. #b4cd47

Square

  1. #47b4cd
  2. #a347cd
  3. #cd6047
  4. #71cd47

Monochromatic

  1. #1a5461
  2. #2b889d
  3. #47b4cd
  4. #83cddd
  5. #bfe5ee

Shades

#47b4cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #47b4cd
  2. #40a2b9
  3. #3990a4
  4. #327e90
  5. #2b6c7b
  6. #245a67
  7. #1c4852
  8. #15363e
  9. #0e2429
  10. #071215
  11. #000000

Tints

#47b4cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #47b4cd
  2. #59bcd2
  3. #6cc3d7
  4. #7ecbdc
  5. #91d2e1
  6. #a3dae6
  7. #b5e1eb
  8. #c8e9f0
  9. #daf0f5
  10. #edf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#47b4cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #47b4cd
  2. #4dafc5
  3. #52aabe
  4. #58a4b6
  5. #5e9fae
  6. #649aa7
  7. #69959f
  8. #6f9097
  9. #758a8f
  10. #7a8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aacb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3afce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fa0cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87b1ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79a9cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bac3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-47b4cd {
  color: #47b4cd;
}
Background
.bg-47b4cd {
  background-color: #47b4cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-47b4cd {
  border: 2px solid #47b4cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #47b4cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 180 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 57% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-47b4cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #47b4cd, #4771cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-47b4cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 180 205 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.03 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.32 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.03 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.04 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.19 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.20 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.29 #b84b32 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#47b4cd  rgb(71, 180, 205)  hsl(191, 57%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd6047  rgb(205, 96, 71)  hsl(11, 57%, 54%)  Cinnabar
#cd47b4  rgb(205, 71, 180)  hsl(311, 57%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#b4cd47  rgb(180, 205, 71)  hsl(71, 57%, 54%)  June Bud