Recognised as Colour

#47DDFA

#47DDFA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#47DDFA is a cyan with RGB values 71, 221, 250 and HSL 190°, 95%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#47DDFA#47DDFA

HEX#47DDFA

RGBrgb(71, 221, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.2784, 0.8667, 0.9804

RGB percentages27.8%, 86.7%, 98%

HSLhsl(189.7, 94.7%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.7, 71.6%, 98%)

CMYK71.6%, 11.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,709,882

CSS custom property--colour: #47DDFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#B82205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8D6FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFC4FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00E8E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.8 Dark turquoise · ΔE 17 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FA6447

Analogous#47FABE, #4783FA

Triadic#FA47DD, #DDFA47

Split complementary#FA4783, #FABD47

Tetradic#BE47FA, #FA6447, #84FA47

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DCF9FE

Lighter +20%#AAEFFD

Lighter +10%#79E6FB

Darker −10%#15D4F9

Darker −20%#06B4D5

Darker −30%#048AA4

Darker −40%#036072

More saturated +25%#42E0FF

Less saturated −25%#5FCDE2

Channel breakdown

R71

G221

B250

Red71 (27.8%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue189.72°

Saturation (HSL)94.71%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 47 · G DD · B FA

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