Palettes / Colors / #47B5FF

#47B5FF — Vivid Blue

#47B5FF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#47B5FF 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 #FF9147; it also sits naturally between #47FFED and #475AFF. 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 28% · Green 71% · Blue 100%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #47B5FF

.text { color: #47B5FF; }
.background { background-color: #47B5FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #47B5FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(71, 181, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 100%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #47B5FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(71, 181, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #47B5FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(71, 181, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#47B5FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#47B5FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #47B5FF

Tints of #47B5FF

Tones of #47B5FF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF9147:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #47B5FF: #000000.

How #47B5FF 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 #47B5FF

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #47B5FE  ·  #47B600 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #47B5FF?

#47B5FF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 71, 181, 255). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #47B5FF?

#47B5FF is RGB 71, 181, 255 — HSL 204°, 100%, 64% — CMYK 72%, 29%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #47B5FF?

Its complement is #FF9147; analogous partners are #47FFED and #475AFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #47B5FF for text?

Black text on #47B5FF has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.