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#2f85ce

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
47, 133, 206
HSL
208°, 63%, 50%
CMYK
77, 35, 0, 19
Luminance
0.2184

Every format

HEX#2f85ce
RGBrgb(47, 133, 206)
HSLhsl(208, 63%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 35%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(53.9 -0.3 -44.9)
LCHlch(53.9 44.9 269.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.601 0.138 248.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2f85ce;
background-color: #2f85ce;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2f85ce] bg-[#2f85ce]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2f85ce;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.184, green: 0.522, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2f85ce")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2f85ce on white: 3.91:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2f85ce on black: 5.37:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red18.4%
Green52.2%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan77.2%
Magenta35.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.2%

Color previews

#2f85ce text on a black background

contrast 5.37:1

Card sample

#2f85ce text on a white background

contrast 3.91:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2f85ce;
Background color
Panel with #2f85ce background
background-color: #2f85ce;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2f85ce;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(47, 133, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(47, 133, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2f85ce;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f85ce, #432FCE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2f85ce

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2f85ce in the Color Lab