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Recognised as Colour

#47A6B1

  • #47A6B1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#47A6B1 is a cyan with RGB values 71, 166, 177 and HSL 186°, 43%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#47A6B1#47A6B1
HEX#47A6B1
RGBrgb(71, 166, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.651, 0.6941
RGB percentages27.8%, 65.1%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(186.2, 42.7%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.2, 59.9%, 69.4%)
CMYK59.9%, 6.2%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,695,729
CSS custom property--colour: #47A6B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#B8594E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AA0B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8994B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.4Dark cyan · ΔE 13.6Light seagreen · ΔE 15.4Teal · ΔE 16.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B15247
Analogous#47B187, #4771B1
Triadic#B147A6, #A6B147
Split complementary#B14771, #B18747
Tetradic#8747B1, #B15247, #71B147

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6ECEE
Lighter +30%#B1DBE0
Lighter +20%#8DCAD1
Lighter +10%#68B9C3
Darker −10%#38848D
Darker −20%#2A6268
Darker −30%#1B4044
Darker −40%#0D1D1F
More saturated +25%#28BFD0
Less saturated −25%#668D92

Channel breakdown

R71
G166
B177
Red71 (27.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue186.23°
Saturation (HSL)42.74%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G A6 · B B1

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