Information about #047DAC color

#047DAC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#047DAC falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(4, 125, 172) — 1.6% red, 49% green, 67.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 66 / 18 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#047DAC is a pure, full-strength steel-blue azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Strong Cerulean (#007EA8). Slightly further away sit Cerulean (#007BA7) and Bowie (#0084AC).

In RGB terms — rgb(4, 125, 172) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #047DAC: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#047DAC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#047DAC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #047DAC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cerulean color link
Cerulean

#007BA7

Bowie color link
Bowie

#0084AC

CG Blue color link
CG Blue

#007AA5

Allports color link
Allports

#0076A3

Nice Blue color link
Nice Blue

#107AB0

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

Kari Blue color link
Kari Blue

#006DB1

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#047DAC
  • RGB4, 125, 172
  • CMYK66, 18, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(4, 125, 172)
  • HSL197°, 95%, 35%
  • HSL Precise196.786°, 95.455%, 34.51%
  • HSV197°, 98%, 67%
  • HSB197°, 98%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.016, 0.490, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.016, 0.490, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.016, 0.490, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID047DAC
  • DECIMAL ID294316
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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