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#2FB2EE — Vivid Blue

#2FB2EE 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 #2FB2EE 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.

#2FB2EE 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 #EE6C2F; it also sits naturally between #2FEECB and #2F52EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2FB2EE · RGB 47, 178, 238

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Color values

HEX#2FB2EE
RGB47, 178, 238
HSL199°, 85%, 56%
HSV199°, 80%, 93%
CMYK80%, 25%, 0%, 7%
XYZ32.53, 38.62, 86.63
Yxy38.62, 0.2062, 0.2448
CIE-Lab68.47, -14.38, -39.68
Hunter Lab62.14, -12.20, -44.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 70% · Blue 93%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2FB2EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2FB2EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2FB2EE

.text { color: #2FB2EE; }
.background { background-color: #2FB2EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2FB2EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(47, 178, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 85%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2FB2EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(47, 178, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2FB2EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(47, 178, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2FB2EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2FB2EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2FB2EE

#18A9EC#129AD9#0F86BD#0D75A5#0B648E#0A5476#08435E#052F42#031E2A#020D13

Tints of #2FB2EE

#42B9F0#55C0F1#68C7F3#7BCEF4#8ED5F6#A1DCF7#B4E3F9#C6EAFA#D9F1FC#ECF8FD

Tones of #2FB2EE

#3DADE1#4AA8D3#58A3C6#669EB7#7499AA#81949C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE6C2F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.41:1 Fails
Against black text8.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #2FB2EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2FB2EE

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 #2FB2EE: ·

How #2FB2EE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6869DFDeuteranopia · #6056DCTritanopia · #36D4D2

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 · #0EA5E9Bootstrap info · #0DCAF0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2FB2EE rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Ruby Whisper
#124275 · #387D9F · #2EACEA · #CFE6EE
Silent Ruby Ember
#16ADA7 · #30B8E5 · #6DA8EC · #9FAEF3
Palette 0078aa
#0078AA · #3AB4F2 · #F2DF3A · #F6F6F6
Rustic Mosaic
#103345 · #2359B8 · #29BCE9 · #A2DEEA
Royal Canyon
#137E98 · #33A9E6 · #E86341 · #F2D0BC
Palette 37afe1
#37AFE1 · #4CC9FE · #F5F4B3 · #FFFECB

Similar colors

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

#2EACEA#30B8E5#3AB4F2#29BCE9#33A9E6#37AFE1#31A8E2#36BBE3#2DBAFC#30AFFF#3BBAF8#35BAFD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2FB2ED  ·  #2FB2EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2FB2EE?

#2FB2EE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 47, 178, 238). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2FB2EE?

#2FB2EE is RGB 47, 178, 238 — HSL 199°, 85%, 56% — CMYK 80%, 25%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #2FB2EE?

Its complement is #EE6C2F; analogous partners are #2FEECB and #2F52EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2FB2EE for text?

Black text on #2FB2EE has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.