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#2f9dec

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

RGB
47, 157, 236
HSL
205°, 83%, 56%
CMYK
80, 34, 0, 8
Luminance
0.3077

Every format

HEX#2f9dec
RGBrgb(47, 157, 236)
HSLhsl(205, 83%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 34%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(62.3 -3.4 -48.3)
LCHlch(62.3 48.4 265.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.672 0.151 245.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2f9dec;
background-color: #2f9dec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2f9dec] bg-[#2f9dec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2f9dec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.184, green: 0.616, blue: 0.925)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2f9dec")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2f9dec on white: 2.94:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2f9dec on black: 7.15:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red18.4%
Green61.6%
Blue92.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.1%
Magenta33.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#2f9dec text on a black background

contrast 7.15:1

Card sample

#2f9dec text on a white background

contrast 2.94:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2f9dec;
Background color
Panel with #2f9dec background
background-color: #2f9dec;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2f9dec;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(47, 157, 236, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(47, 157, 236, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2f9dec;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f9dec, #3F2FEC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2f9dec

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2f9dec in the Color Lab