Information about #2F74F6 color

#2F74F6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2F74F6 falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(47, 116, 246) — 18.4% red, 45.5% green, 96.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 78 / 51 / 0 / 4. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#2F74F6 is a pure, full-strength steel-blue azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Blue Ribbon (#306EFF). Slightly further away sit Clear Blue (#247AFD) and Lightish Blue (#3D7AFD).

In RGB terms — rgb(47, 116, 246) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #2F74F6: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2F74F6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#2F74F6 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 #2F74F6

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

Blue Ribbon color link
Blue Ribbon

#306EFF

Clear Blue color link
Clear Blue

#247AFD

Google Blue color link
Google Blue

#3369E8

Bluetiful color link
Bluetiful

#3C69E7

Real Azure color link
Real Azure

#3B86FF

Neon Blue color link
Neon Blue

#4666FF

Blue Dress color link
Blue Dress

#157DEC

Azul color link
Azul

#1D5DEC

Royal Blue color link
Royal Blue

#2B60DE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2F74F6
  • RGB47, 116, 246
  • CMYK78, 51, 0, 4
  • CSSrgb(47, 116, 246)
  • HSL219°, 92%, 57%
  • HSL Precise219.196°, 91.705%, 57.451%
  • HSV219°, 81%, 96%
  • HSB219°, 81%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.965
  • GLSLvec3(0.184, 0.455, 0.965)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.184, 0.455, 0.965, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.184, 0.455, 0.965)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB96.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2F74F6
  • DECIMAL ID3110134
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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