Palettes / Colors / #047FB4

#047FB4 — Vivid Blue

#047FB4 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 #047FB4 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.

#047FB4 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 #B43904; it also sits naturally between #04B491 and #0427B4. 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 50% · Blue 71%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #047FB4

.text { color: #047FB4; }
.background { background-color: #047FB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #047FB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(4, 127, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 96%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #047FB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(4, 127, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #047FB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(4, 127, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#047FB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#047FB4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #047FB4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B43904:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #047FB4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #047FB4

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 #047FB4 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 #047FB4 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

← #047FB3  ·  #047FB5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #047FB4?

#047FB4 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 4, 127, 180). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #047FB4?

#047FB4 is RGB 4, 127, 180 — HSL 198°, 96%, 36% — CMYK 98%, 29%, 0%, 29%.

What colors go with #047FB4?

Its complement is #B43904; analogous partners are #04B491 and #0427B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #047FB4 for text?

Black text on #047FB4 has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.47:1.