Information about #2F5598 color

#2F5598 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#2F5598 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(47, 85, 152) — 18.4% red, 33.3% green, 59.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 41 / 26 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#2F5598 is a clearly saturated sky-leaning azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from St Tropaz (#2D569B). Slightly further away sit Ebullient Blue (#36529A) and Goose Juice Blue (#2B4F9C).

The recipe behind #2F5598 is rgb(47, 85, 152), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2F5598: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2F5598 color variations

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#2F5598 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 #2F5598

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2F5598
  • RGB47, 85, 152
  • CMYK41, 26, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(47, 85, 152)
  • HSL218°, 53%, 39%
  • HSL Precise218.286°, 52.764%, 39.02%
  • HSV218°, 69%, 60%
  • HSB218°, 69%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.184, 0.333, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.184, 0.333, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.184, 0.333, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID2F5598
  • DECIMAL ID3102104
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01