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#2fccfe

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: Deep Sky Blue

RGB
47, 204, 254
HSL
195°, 99%, 59%
CMYK
82, 20, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5095

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #2fccfe is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#2fccfe
Hue
195°
cyan
Saturation
99%
electric
Lightness
59%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
71%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5095
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
94/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
11.19:1
Closest name
Deep Sky Blue
ΔE2000 4.8
Where it sits
Hue195° of 360°
Saturation99%
Lightness59%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool94% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#2fccfe
RGBrgb(47, 204, 254)
HSLhsl(195, 99%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 20%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(76.6 -22.6 -35.6)
LCHlch(76.6 42.2 237.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.789 0.141 225.4)
Decimal3132670
Display P3color(display-p3 0.184 0.800 0.996)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2fccfe;
background-color: #2fccfe;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2fccfe] bg-[#2fccfe]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2fccfe;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.184, green: 0.800, blue: 0.996)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2fccfe")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF2FCCFE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(254, 204, 47)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #2fccfe · 11.19:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.88:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.19:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #2fccfe as text scores 1.88:1 on white and 11.19:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2fccfe on white: 1.88:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2fccfe on black: 11.19:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #B0C8FF
deuteranopia · #96B5FD
tritanopia · #00DBDC

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #2fccfe is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1FBFE
#E3F6FC
#C0EDFB
#8FE4FE
#58D6FE
#2fccfe
#01B9F4
#019ACB
#017BA2
#055A75
#033849
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F1FBFEDarkest = 950 · #033849
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FBFE;
  --brand-100: #E3F6FC;
  --brand-200: #C0EDFB;
  --brand-300: #8FE4FE;
  --brand-400: #58D6FE;
  --brand-500: #2fccfe;
  --brand-600: #01B9F4;
  --brand-700: #019ACB;
  --brand-800: #017BA2;
  --brand-900: #055A75;
  --brand-950: #033849;
  --brand: #2fccfe;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #2fccfe

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4F9FA
Tinted page background
Border#C0E2ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B889B
Captions on the surface
Accent#FF2E30
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#01607F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6F9FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142024
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #2fccfe

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#FE612F
Analogous left#2FFEC8
Analogous right#2F64FE
Split-complement 1#FE2F64
Split-complement 2#FEC82F
Triadic 1#FE2FCC
Triadic 2#CCFE2F
Tetradic#C82FFE

RGB percentages

Red18.4%
Green80.0%
Blue99.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.5%
Magenta19.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#2fccfe text on a black background

contrast 11.19:1

Card sample

#2fccfe text on a white background

contrast 1.88:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(47, 204, 254, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(47, 204, 254, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2fccfe;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fccfe, #2F42FE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2fccfe

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#2fccfe in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#2fccfe, answered

What color is #2fccfe?

#2fccfe is a balanced electric cyan, closest to Deep Sky Blue (ΔE2000 4.8). It sits at 195° on the hue wheel with 99% saturation and 59% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #2fccfe?

rgb(47, 204, 254) — 47 red, 204 green and 254 blue out of 255, or 18.4% / 80% / 99.6% by channel.

Is #2fccfe a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5095 and perceived brightness is 71%, so black text on it reaches 11.19:1.

Should I use black or white text on #2fccfe?

Black. It scores 11.19:1 against #2fccfe, versus 1.88:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #2fccfe?

#FE612F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FE2F64 and #FEC82F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #2fccfe?

For interface work: #F4F9FA as the surface, #C0E2ED for borders, #4B889B for secondary text, #FF2E30 as an accent and #01607F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #2FFEC8 and #2F64FE stays calm, while #FE612F is the loudest partner.

What is #2fccfe in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(82%, 20%, 0%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #2fccfe warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 94 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #2FFEE4; nudged cooler, #2EB0FF.

Work with #2fccfe in the Color Lab