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#47C8DF

#47c8df ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#47c8df is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 78.43% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.16% cyan, 10.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 189.08°, 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 10.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.54.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4798

Complementary

  1. #47c8df
  2. #df5e47

Split complementary

  1. #47c8df
  2. #df477c
  3. #dfaa47

Analogous

  1. #47dfaa
  2. #47c8df
  3. #477cdf

Triadic

  1. #47c8df
  2. #df47c8
  3. #c8df47

Tetradic

  1. #47c8df
  2. #5e47df
  3. #df5e47
  4. #c8df47

Square

  1. #47c8df
  2. #aa47df
  3. #df5e47
  4. #7cdf47

Monochromatic

  1. #156978
  2. #20a2b9
  3. #47c8df
  4. #88dbea
  5. #c9eff6

Shades

#47c8df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #47c8df
  2. #40b4c9
  3. #39a0b2
  4. #328c9c
  5. #2b7886
  6. #246470
  7. #1c5059
  8. #153c43
  9. #0e282d
  10. #071416
  11. #000000

Tints

#47c8df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #47c8df
  2. #59cee2
  3. #6cd3e5
  4. #7ed9e9
  5. #91deec
  6. #a3e4ef
  7. #b5e9f2
  8. #c8eff5
  9. #daf4f9
  10. #edfafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#47c8df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #47c8df
  2. #4dc1d6
  3. #52bacc
  4. #58b2c3
  5. #5eabb9
  6. #64a4b0
  7. #699da6
  8. #6f969d
  9. #758e93
  10. #7a878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98bfc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c1e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b1df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d2cf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96c4e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85bbdf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ced6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-47c8df {
  color: #47c8df;
}
Background
.bg-47c8df {
  background-color: #47c8df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-47c8df {
  border: 2px solid #47c8df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #47c8df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 200 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 70% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-47c8df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #47c8df, #477cdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-47c8df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 200 223 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.54 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.16 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.63 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.08 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.09 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.19 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.99 #b83720 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#47c8df  rgb(71, 200, 223)  hsl(189, 70%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#df5e47  rgb(223, 94, 71)  hsl(9, 70%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#df47c8  rgb(223, 71, 200)  hsl(309, 70%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#c8df47  rgb(200, 223, 71)  hsl(69, 70%, 58%)  Pear