Information about #2F71BC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#2F71BC falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(47, 113, 188) — 18.4% red, 44.3% green, 73.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 55 / 29 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #2F71BC reads as a vivid, lively sky-leaning azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bluish (#2976BB). Slightly further away sit True Blue (#2D68C4) and Mid Blue (#276AB3).

The recipe behind #2F71BC is rgb(47, 113, 188), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. #2F71BC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#2F71BC color variations

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#2F71BC 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 #2F71BC

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

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Onetta Blue color link
Onetta Blue

#4070B8

Kasper Blue color link
Kasper Blue

#4072B7

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

Lure color link
Lure

#2F77A9

Primetime color link
Primetime

#3973A9

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

Flat Blue color link
Flat Blue

#3C73A8

#2F71BC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2F71BC
  • RGB47, 113, 188
  • CMYK55, 29, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(47, 113, 188)
  • HSL212°, 60%, 46%
  • HSL Precise211.915°, 60%, 46.078%
  • HSV212°, 75%, 74%
  • HSB212°, 75%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.184, 0.443, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.184, 0.443, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.184, 0.443, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID2F71BC
  • DECIMAL ID3109308
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01