Information about #47D5EB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#47D5EB falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(71, 213, 235) — 27.8% red, 83.5% green, 92.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 64 / 9 / 0 / 8. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #47D5EB reads as a strongly colored water-like cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lani Blau (#46DBEE). Slightly further away sit Brilliant Arctic Blue (#51D5E7) and Jan Blue (#48CAE4).

The recipe behind #47D5EB is rgb(71, 213, 235), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #47D5EB: 12.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#47D5EB color variations

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#47D5EB 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 #47D5EB

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

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#47D5EB
  • RGB71, 213, 235
  • CMYK64, 9, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(71, 213, 235)
  • HSL188°, 80%, 60%
  • HSL Precise188.049°, 80.392%, 60%
  • HSV188°, 70%, 92%
  • HSB188°, 70%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.922
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.835, 0.922)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.835, 0.922, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.835, 0.922)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID47D5EB
  • DECIMAL ID4707819
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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