#2b9ddf
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
43, 157, 223
HSL
202°, 74%, 52%
CMYK
81, 30, 0, 13
Luminance
0.2996
Every format
| HEX | #2b9ddf |
| RGB | rgb(43, 157, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 74%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81%, 30%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(61.6 -8.4 -42.2) |
| LCH | lch(61.6 43.0 258.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.665 0.138 240.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2b9ddf;
background-color: #2b9ddf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2b9ddf] bg-[#2b9ddf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2b9ddf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.616, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2b9ddf")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2b9ddf on white: 3.00:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2b9ddf on black: 6.99:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.9%
Green61.6%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan80.7%
Magenta29.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#2b9ddf text on a black background
contrast 6.99:1
Card sample
#2b9ddf text on a white background
contrast 3.00:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2b9ddf;
Background color
Panel with #2b9ddf background
background-color: #2b9ddf;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2b9ddf;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 157, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 157, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2b9ddf; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b9ddf, #312BDF);