#2f85c0

Color #2f85c0

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 6.03 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 2.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#2f85c0

RGB

rgb(47, 133, 192)

HSL

hsl(204.4, 60.7%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.4, 75.5%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.5%, 30.7%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(53.15, -5.34, -38.05)

LCH

lch(53.15, 38.42, 262.01)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.121, 243.01)

HWB

hwb(204.4, 18.4%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c06a2f

Analogous

#2fc0b3

#2f85c0

#2f3dc0

Triadic

#2f85c0

#c02f85

#85c02f

Split-complementary

#2f85c0

#c02f3d

#c0b32f

Tetradic

#2f85c0

#6a2fc0

#c06a2f

#85c02f

Square

#2f85c0

#b32fc0

#c06a2f

#3dc02f

Shades

Color #2f85c0 mixed toward black.

#276fa0

#1f5980

#184360

#102c40

#081620

Tints

Color #2f85c0 mixed toward white.

#4a9bd3

#6eafdc

#92c3e4

#b6d7ed

#dbebf6

Tones

Color #2f85c0 mixed toward gray.

#3b83b4

#4781a8

#537e9c

#5f7c90

#6b7a84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6061b4 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#5b55b1 · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#37aaa7 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 20.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #2f85c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#2f85c0]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#2f85c0 (#2f85c0) is rgb(47, 133, 192) in RGB.

No, #2f85c0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #2f85c0, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast