Information about #2F59B9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#2F59B9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(47, 89, 185) — 18.4% red, 34.9% green, 72.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 54 / 38 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #2F59B9 reads as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cerulean Blue (#2A52BE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Violet Blue (#324AB2) and True Blue (#2D68C4).

The recipe behind #2F59B9 is rgb(47, 89, 185), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2F59B9: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. #2F59B9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#2F59B9 color variations

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

#2F59B9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#2F59B9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#2F59B9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#2F59B9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#2F59B9 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
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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
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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
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#2F9BB6
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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
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#B62F58
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#58B62F
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#B62F9B
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#B68E2F
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#2FB64A
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Nearest named colors to #2F59B9

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

Cerulean Blue color link
Cerulean Blue

#2A52BE

Violet Blue color link
Violet Blue

#324AB2

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

Bryan Blue color link
Bryan Blue

#3246BA

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

New Car color link
New Car

#214FC6

Flat Medium Blue color link
Flat Medium Blue

#3A5FCD

Denim Blue color link
Denim Blue

#2243B6

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

Denim color link
Denim

#1560BD

Fun Blue color link
Fun Blue

#1959A8

Byzantine Blue color link
Byzantine Blue

#3457D5

#2F59B9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2F59B9
  • RGB47, 89, 185
  • CMYK54, 38, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(47, 89, 185)
  • HSL222°, 59%, 45%
  • HSL Precise221.739°, 59.483%, 45.49%
  • HSV222°, 75%, 73%
  • HSB222°, 75%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • GLSLvec3(0.184, 0.349, 0.725)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.184, 0.349, 0.725, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.184, 0.349, 0.725)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2F59B9
  • DECIMAL ID3103161
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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