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#2f9cdf

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

RGB
47, 156, 223
HSL
203°, 73%, 53%
CMYK
79, 30, 0, 13
Luminance
0.2971

Every format

HEX#2f9cdf
RGBrgb(47, 156, 223)
HSLhsl(203, 73%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 30%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(61.4 -7.5 -42.5)
LCHlch(61.4 43.2 260.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.663 0.138 241.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2f9cdf;
background-color: #2f9cdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2f9cdf] bg-[#2f9cdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2f9cdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.184, green: 0.612, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2f9cdf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2f9cdf on white: 3.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2f9cdf on black: 6.94:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red18.4%
Green61.2%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.9%
Magenta30.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#2f9cdf text on a black background

contrast 6.94:1

Card sample

#2f9cdf text on a white background

contrast 3.03:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2f9cdf;
Background color
Panel with #2f9cdf background
background-color: #2f9cdf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2f9cdf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(47, 156, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(47, 156, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2f9cdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f9cdf, #372FDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2f9cdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2f9cdf in the Color Lab