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#2c5fac

a dark, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
44, 95, 172
HSL
216°, 59%, 42%
CMYK
74, 45, 0, 33
Luminance
0.1170

Every format

HEX#2c5fac
RGBrgb(44, 95, 172)
HSLhsl(216, 59%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 45%, 0%, 33%)
LABlab(40.7 10.3 -46.2)
LCHlch(40.7 47.3 282.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.492 0.135 258.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2c5fac;
background-color: #2c5fac;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2c5fac] bg-[#2c5fac]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2c5fac;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.373, blue: 0.675)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2c5fac")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2c5fac on white: 6.29:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2c5fac on black: 3.34:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green37.3%
Blue67.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan74.4%
Magenta44.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)32.5%

Color previews

#2c5fac text on a black background

contrast 3.34:1

Card sample

#2c5fac text on a white background

contrast 6.29:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2c5fac;
Background color
Panel with #2c5fac background
background-color: #2c5fac;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2c5fac;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 95, 172, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 95, 172, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2c5fac;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c5fac, #4E2CAC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2c5fac

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2c5fac in the Color Lab