Information about #2F5973 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#2F5973 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(47, 89, 115) — 18.4% red, 34.9% green, 45.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 27 / 10 / 0 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #2F5973 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Chathams Blue (#2C5971). Slightly further away sit Blumine (#305C71) and Spray Drift (#2D5877).

In RGB terms — rgb(47, 89, 115) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #2F5973: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#2F5973 color variations

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#2F5973 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 #2F5973

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

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

Blue Jay color link
Blue Jay

#2B547E

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Boomtown color link
Boomtown

#346672

#2F5973 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#2F5973
  • RGB47, 89, 115
  • CMYK27, 10, 0, 55
  • HSL203°, 42%, 32%
  • HSL Precise202.941°, 41.975%, 31.765%
  • HSV203°, 59%, 45%
  • HSB203°, 59%, 45%
  • HEX ID2F5973
  • DECIMAL ID3103091
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
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