Palettes / Colors / #47CBFF

#47CBFF — Vivid Blue

#47CBFF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the blue family.

#47CBFF 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 #FF7B47; it also sits naturally between #47FFD7 and #476FFF. 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 80% · Blue 100%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #47CBFF

.text { color: #47CBFF; }
.background { background-color: #47CBFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #47CBFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(71, 203, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 100%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #47CBFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(71, 203, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #47CBFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(71, 203, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #47CBFF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF7B47:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #47CBFF: #000000.

How #47CBFF 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 #47CBFF 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

← #47CBFE  ·  #47CC00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #47CBFF?

#47CBFF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 71, 203, 255). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #47CBFF?

#47CBFF is RGB 71, 203, 255 — HSL 197°, 100%, 64% — CMYK 72%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #47CBFF?

Its complement is #FF7B47; analogous partners are #47FFD7 and #476FFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #47CBFF for text?

Black text on #47CBFF has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.