Information about #2F709C color

#2F709C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2F709C falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(47, 112, 156) — 18.4% red, 43.9% green, 61.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 43 / 17 / 0 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #2F709C reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lochmara (#316EA0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Muted Blue (#3B719F) and Lure (#2F77A9).

In RGB terms — rgb(47, 112, 156) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. No one has named #2F709C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#2F709C color variations

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#2F709C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #2F709C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lochmara color link
Lochmara

#316EA0

Muted Blue color link
Muted Blue

#3B719F

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Primetime color link
Primetime

#3973A9

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Lapis Lazuli color link
Lapis Lazuli

#26619C

Flat Blue color link
Flat Blue

#3C73A8

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Waterfront color link
Waterfront

#3E7F9D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2F709C
  • RGB47, 112, 156
  • CMYK43, 17, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(47, 112, 156)
  • HSL204°, 54%, 40%
  • HSL Precise204.22°, 53.695%, 39.804%
  • HSV204°, 70%, 61%
  • HSB204°, 70%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.184, 0.439, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.184, 0.439, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.184, 0.439, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2F709C
  • DECIMAL ID3109020
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01