Palettes / Colors / #047DC3

#047DC3 — Vivid Blue

#047DC3 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#047DC3 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C34A04; it also sits naturally between #04C3A9 and #041DC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 2% · Green 49% · Blue 76%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #047DC3

.text { color: #047DC3; }
.background { background-color: #047DC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #047DC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(4, 125, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 96%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #047DC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(4, 125, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #047DC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(4, 125, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#047DC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#047DC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #047DC3

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Tones of #047DC3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C34A04:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #047DC3: #000000.

How #047DC3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #047DC3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #047DC3?

#047DC3 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 4, 125, 195). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #047DC3?

#047DC3 is RGB 4, 125, 195 — HSL 202°, 96%, 39% — CMYK 98%, 36%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #047DC3?

Its complement is #C34A04; analogous partners are #04C3A9 and #041DC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #047DC3 for text?

Black text on #047DC3 has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.44:1.