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#2FA5EE — Vivid Blue

#2FA5EE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dodgerblue (#1E90FF) — not an exact match. CSS dodgerblue gives you #1E90FF, a different color; use #2FA5EE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#2FA5EE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EE792F; it also sits naturally between #2FEED8 and #2F46EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2FA5EE · RGB 47, 165, 238

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Color values

HEX#2FA5EE
RGB47, 165, 238
HSL203°, 85%, 56%
HSV203°, 80%, 93%
CMYK80%, 31%, 0%, 7%
XYZ30.06, 33.69, 85.81
Yxy33.69, 0.2010, 0.2253
CIE-Lab64.71, -7.25, -45.57
Hunter Lab58.04, -6.12, -52.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 65% · Blue 93%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #2FA5EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2FA5EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2FA5EE

.text { color: #2FA5EE; }
.background { background-color: #2FA5EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2FA5EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(47, 165, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 85%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2FA5EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(47, 165, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2FA5EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(47, 165, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2FA5EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2FA5EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2FA5EE

#189BEC#128DD9#0F7ABD#0D6BA5#0B5C8E#0A4C76#083D5E#052B42#031C2A#020C13

Tints of #2FA5EE

#42ADF0#55B5F1#68BEF3#7BC6F4#8ECEF6#A1D6F7#B4DEF9#C6E6FA#D9EFFC#ECF7FD

Tones of #2FA5EE

#3DA2E1#4A9FD3#589CC6#6698B7#7495AA#81929C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE792F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.71:1 Fails
Against black text7.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #2FA5EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2FA5EE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #2FA5EE: ·

How #2FA5EE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #6263DCDeuteranopia · #5B52D8Tritanopia · #35CECB

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Blue 500 · #2196F3Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2FA5EE rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Ruby Whisper
#124275 · #387D9F · #2EACEA · #CFE6EE
Serene Aurora
#2EA0E7 · #1116A9 · #851FDA · #E72BCE
Royal Canyon
#137E98 · #33A9E6 · #E86341 · #F2D0BC
Wild Whisper
#7F3612 · #EC8E78 · #31A8E2 · #B8E3F0
Lucky Harbor
#0B3518 · #FA461D · #2EA0FA · #5737FD
Gentle Breeze
#16071A · #37F855 · #437DFA · #359EF8

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#2EACEA#2EA0E7#33A9E6#31A8E2#2EA0FA#359EF8#33A1E0#3EA3EA#2E99FA#3D9AEB#2EABDD#3FA2F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2FA5ED  ·  #2FA5EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2FA5EE?

#2FA5EE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 47, 165, 238). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2FA5EE?

#2FA5EE is RGB 47, 165, 238 — HSL 203°, 85%, 56% — CMYK 80%, 31%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #2FA5EE?

Its complement is #EE792F; analogous partners are #2FEED8 and #2F46EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2FA5EE for text?

Black text on #2FA5EE has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.71:1.