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Recognised as Colour

#47A2C6

  • #47A2C6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#47A2C6 is a cyan with RGB values 71, 162, 198 and HSL 197°, 53%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#47A2C6#47A2C6
HEX#47A2C6
RGBrgb(71, 162, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.6353, 0.7765
RGB percentages27.8%, 63.5%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(197, 52.7%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197, 64.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK64.1%, 18.2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,694,726
CSS custom property--colour: #47A2C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#B85D39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9FC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D92C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Sky blue · ΔE 17.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.9Cadetblue · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C66B47
Analogous#47C6AB, #4763C6
Triadic#C647A2, #A2C647
Split complementary#C64762, #C6AB47
Tetradic#AB47C6, #C66B47, #63C647

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F1F6
Lighter +30%#BCDDEA
Lighter +20%#95C9DE
Lighter +10%#6EB6D2
Darker −10%#3486A6
Darker −20%#276780
Darker −30%#1B4759
Darker −40%#0F2832
More saturated +25%#29AFE4
Less saturated −25%#6595A8

Channel breakdown

R71
G162
B198
Red71 (27.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue197.01°
Saturation (HSL)52.7%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G A2 · B C6

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