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#2f97cd

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

RGB
47, 151, 205
HSL
201°, 63%, 49%
CMYK
77, 26, 0, 20
Luminance
0.2715

Every format

HEX#2f97cd
RGBrgb(47, 151, 205)
HSLhsl(201, 63%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 26%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(59.1 -11.0 -36.1)
LCHlch(59.1 37.7 253.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.642 0.122 236.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2f97cd;
background-color: #2f97cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2f97cd] bg-[#2f97cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2f97cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.184, green: 0.592, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2f97cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2f97cd on white: 3.27:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2f97cd on black: 6.43:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red18.4%
Green59.2%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan77.1%
Magenta26.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2f97cd text on a black background

contrast 6.43:1

Card sample

#2f97cd text on a white background

contrast 3.27:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2f97cd;
Background color
Panel with #2f97cd background
background-color: #2f97cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2f97cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(47, 151, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(47, 151, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2f97cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f97cd, #302FCD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2f97cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2f97cd in the Color Lab