Palettes / Colors / #047DC4

#047DC4 — Vivid Blue

#047DC4 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #047DC4 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#047DC4 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 77%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #047DC4

.text { color: #047DC4; }
.background { background-color: #047DC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #047DC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(4, 125, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 96%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #047DC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(4, 125, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #047DC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(4, 125, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#047DC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#047DC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #047DC4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C34A04:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #047DC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #047DC4

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #047DC4 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 #047DC4 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

← #047DC3  ·  #047DC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #047DC4?

#047DC4 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 4, 125, 196). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #047DC4?

#047DC4 is RGB 4, 125, 196 — HSL 202°, 96%, 39% — CMYK 98%, 36%, 0%, 23%.

What colors go with #047DC4?

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

Can I use #047DC4 for text?

Black text on #047DC4 has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.43:1.