#47a8d0

Color #47a8d0

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 15.72 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#47a8d0

RGB

rgb(71, 168, 208)

HSL

hsl(197.5, 59.3%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.5, 65.9%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.9%, 19.2%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(64.88, -16, -28.72)

LCH

lch(64.88, 32.88, 240.88)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.1072, 228.59)

HWB

hwb(197.5, 27.8%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d06f47

Analogous

#47d0b3

#47a8d0

#4764d0

Triadic

#47a8d0

#d047a8

#a8d047

Split-complementary

#47a8d0

#d04764

#d0b347

Tetradic

#47a8d0

#6f47d0

#d06f47

#a8d047

Square

#47a8d0

#b347d0

#d06f47

#64d047

Shades

Color #47a8d0 mixed toward black.

#2f91b9

#267494

#1c576f

#133a4a

#091d25

Tints

Color #47a8d0 mixed toward white.

#66b7d8

#84c5e0

#a3d4e7

#c2e2ef

#e0f1f7

Tones

Color #47a8d0 mixed toward gray.

#52a3c5

#5e9fb9

#699aae

#7595a2

#809097

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7ec7 · ΔE 22.5

Deuteranopia

#7870c5 · ΔE 25.6

Tritanopia

#50c0be · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #47a8d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#47a8d0]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#47a8d0 (#47a8d0) is rgb(71, 168, 208) in RGB.

No, #47a8d0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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