Recognised as Colour

#47C2DA

#47C2DA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#47C2DA is a cyan with RGB values 71, 194, 218 and HSL 190°, 67%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

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HEX#47C2DA

RGBrgb(71, 194, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.7608, 0.8549

RGB percentages27.8%, 76.1%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(189.8, 66.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.8, 67.4%, 85.5%)

CMYK67.4%, 11%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,702,938

CSS custom property--colour: #47C2DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10:1

Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#B83D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0BCDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BACDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Tritanopia#00CCC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DA5F47

Analogous#47DAA9, #4778DA

Triadic#DA47C2, #C2DA47

Split complementary#DA4778, #DAA947

Tetradic#A947DA, #DA5F47, #78DA47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1FAFC

Lighter +30%#C6ECF4

Lighter +20%#9CDEEB

Lighter +10%#71D0E3

Darker −10%#28ACC6

Darker −20%#1F879C

Darker −30%#176271

Darker −40%#0E3E47

More saturated +25%#2BD5F6

Less saturated −25%#63AFBE

Channel breakdown

R71

G194

B218

Red71 (27.8%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue189.8°

Saturation (HSL)66.52%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G C2 · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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