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#47BFDE

#47bfde ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#47bfde is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 74.9% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.02% cyan, 13.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 192.32°, with 69.59% saturation and 57.45% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.9.

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Relative luminance0.4388

Complementary

  1. #47bfde
  2. #de6647

Split complementary

  1. #47bfde
  2. #de4773
  3. #deb247

Analogous

  1. #47deb2
  2. #47bfde
  3. #4773de

Triadic

  1. #47bfde
  2. #de47bf
  3. #bfde47

Tetradic

  1. #47bfde
  2. #6647de
  3. #de6647
  4. #bfde47

Square

  1. #47bfde
  2. #b247de
  3. #de6647
  4. #73de47

Monochromatic

  1. #156377
  2. #2199b8
  3. #47bfde
  4. #88d6ea
  5. #c9ecf5

Shades

#47bfde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #47bfde
  2. #40acc8
  3. #3999b2
  4. #32869b
  5. #2b7385
  6. #24606f
  7. #1c4c59
  8. #153943
  9. #0e262c
  10. #071316
  11. #000000

Tints

#47bfde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #47bfde
  2. #59c5e1
  3. #6ccce5
  4. #7ed2e8
  5. #91d9eb
  6. #a3dfef
  7. #b5e5f2
  8. #c8ecf5
  9. #daf2f8
  10. #edf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#47bfde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #47bfde
  2. #4db9d5
  3. #52b2cb
  4. #58acc2
  5. #5ea6b8
  6. #64a0af
  7. #6999a6
  8. #6f939c
  9. #758d93
  10. #7a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b7c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abbae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96aade ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ebcdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7eb3de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-47bfde {
  color: #47bfde;
}
Background
.bg-47bfde {
  background-color: #47bfde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-47bfde {
  border: 2px solid #47bfde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #47bfde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 191 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 70% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-47bfde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #47bfde, #4773de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-47bfde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 191 222 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.90 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.69 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.01 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.32 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.40 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.30 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.19 #b84021 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#47bfde  rgb(71, 191, 222)  hsl(192, 70%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#de6647  rgb(222, 102, 71)  hsl(12, 70%, 57%)  Terra Cotta
#de47bf  rgb(222, 71, 191)  hsl(312, 70%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#bfde47  rgb(191, 222, 71)  hsl(72, 70%, 57%)  June Bud