Recognised as Colour
#47BED7
- #47BED7
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sky blue
#47BED7 is a cyan with RGB values 71, 190, 215 and HSL 190°, 64%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.
Colour values
#47BED7#47BED7
HEX#47BED7
RGBrgb(71, 190, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.7451, 0.8431
RGB percentages27.8%, 74.5%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(190.4, 64.3%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.4, 67%, 84.3%)
CMYK67%, 11.6%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,701,911
CSS custom property--colour: #47BED7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#B84128
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D76047
Analogous#47D7A8, #4776D7
Triadic#D747BE, #BED747
Split complementary#D74776, #D7A847
Tetradic#A847D7, #D76047, #76D747
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R71
G190
B215
Red71 (27.8%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue190.42°
Saturation (HSL)64.29%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 47 · G BE · B D7
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