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#47BCDF

#47bcdf ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#47bcdf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 73.73% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.16% cyan, 15.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 193.82°, with 70.37% saturation and 57.65% 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 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.7.

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Relative luminance0.4263

Complementary

  1. #47bcdf
  2. #df6a47

Split complementary

  1. #47bcdf
  2. #df4770
  3. #dfb647

Analogous

  1. #47dfb6
  2. #47bcdf
  3. #4770df

Triadic

  1. #47bcdf
  2. #df47bc
  3. #bcdf47

Tetradic

  1. #47bcdf
  2. #6a47df
  3. #df6a47
  4. #bcdf47

Square

  1. #47bcdf
  2. #b647df
  3. #df6a47
  4. #70df47

Monochromatic

  1. #156178
  2. #2096b9
  3. #47bcdf
  4. #88d4ea
  5. #c9ebf6

Shades

#47bcdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #47bcdf
  2. #40a9c9
  3. #3996b2
  4. #32849c
  5. #2b7186
  6. #245e70
  7. #1c4b59
  8. #153843
  9. #0e262d
  10. #071316
  11. #000000

Tints

#47bcdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #47bcdf
  2. #59c3e2
  3. #6cc9e5
  4. #7ed0e9
  5. #91d7ec
  6. #a3deef
  7. #b5e4f2
  8. #c8ebf5
  9. #daf2f9
  10. #edf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#47bcdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #47bcdf
  2. #4db6d6
  3. #52b0cc
  4. #58aac3
  5. #5ea4b9
  6. #649eb0
  7. #6998a6
  8. #6f929d
  9. #758c93
  10. #7a868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90b4c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b7e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a8df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bb9e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7bb0df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-47bcdf {
  color: #47bcdf;
}
Background
.bg-47bcdf {
  background-color: #47bcdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-47bcdf {
  border: 2px solid #47bcdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #47bcdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 188 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-47bcdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #47bcdf, #4770df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-47bcdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 188 223 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.70 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.03 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.51 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.59 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.85 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.19 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.69 #b84320 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#47bcdf  rgb(71, 188, 223)  hsl(194, 70%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#df6a47  rgb(223, 106, 71)  hsl(14, 70%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#df47bc  rgb(223, 71, 188)  hsl(314, 70%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdf47  rgb(188, 223, 71)  hsl(74, 70%, 58%)  June Bud