Information about #2F698E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #2F698E reads as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Optimist (#2B688D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ugly Blue (#31668A) and Thousand Herb Color (#317589).
The recipe behind #2F698E is rgb(47, 105, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #2F698E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #2F698E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#2F698E color variations
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#2F698E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#2F698E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#2F698E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#2F698E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#2F698E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #2F698E color
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Nearest named colors to #2F698E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#2B688D
#31668A
#317589
#355D90
#367588
#3C6886
#2E5A88
#3D7188
#20608E
#26619C
#316EA0
#436B95
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#2F698E
- RGB47, 105, 142
- CMYK37, 15, 0, 44
- CSSrgb(47, 105, 142)
- HSL203°, 50%, 37%
- HSL Precise203.368°, 50.265%, 37.059%
- HSV203°, 67%, 56%
- HSB203°, 67%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.184
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
- GLSLvec3(0.184, 0.412, 0.557)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.184, 0.412, 0.557, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.184, 0.412, 0.557)
- Percentage of Red in RGB18.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID2F698E
- DECIMAL ID3107214
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
