$ convert -size 300x100 xc:none -matte -channel rgba -font "Verdana.ttf" -gravity center -fill white -draw "font-size 48 text 0,0 'ImageMagick'" -channel a -blur 0x2 -normalize -channel rgba \( -size 300x100 xc:black -matte -channel rgba -font "Verdana.ttf" -gravity center -fill "#1F77D2" -stroke "#1F77D2" -strokewidth 2 -draw "font-size 48 text 0,0 'ImageMagick'" -blur 0x5 -strokewidth 1 -draw "font-size 48 text 0,0 'ImageMagick'" \) +swap -composite sample298.png