#2f9dd7

Color #2f9dd7

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.66 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#2f9dd7

RGB

rgb(47, 157, 215)

HSL

hsl(200.7, 67.7%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.7, 78.1%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.1%, 27%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(61.33, -10.86, -38.18)

LCH

lch(61.33, 39.69, 254.12)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.1286, 237.06)

HWB

hwb(200.7, 18.4%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7692f

Analogous

#2fd7bd

#2f9dd7

#2f49d7

Triadic

#2f9dd7

#d72f9d

#9dd72f

Split-complementary

#2f9dd7

#d72f49

#d7bd2f

Tetradic

#2f9dd7

#692fd7

#d7692f

#9dd72f

Square

#2f9dd7

#bd2fd7

#d7692f

#49d72f

Shades

Color #2f9dd7 mixed toward black.

#2384b7

#1c6a93

#154f6e

#0e3549

#071a25

Tints

Color #2f9dd7 mixed toward white.

#52adde

#74bee4

#97ceeb

#badef2

#dceff8

Tones

Color #2f9dd7 mixed toward gray.

#3d99c9

#4b94bb

#5990ad

#678c9f

#758791

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071cb · ΔE 22.1

Deuteranopia

#6a62c8 · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#3bc1be · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #2f9dd7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f9dd7]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#2f9dd7 (#2f9dd7) is rgb(47, 157, 215) in RGB.

No, #2f9dd7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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