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#2c90cf

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

RGB
44, 144, 207
HSL
203°, 65%, 49%
CMYK
79, 30, 0, 19
Luminance
0.2499

Every format

HEX#2c90cf
RGBrgb(44, 144, 207)
HSLhsl(203, 65%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 30%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(57.1 -6.7 -40.4)
LCHlch(57.1 41.0 260.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.626 0.130 241.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2c90cf;
background-color: #2c90cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2c90cf] bg-[#2c90cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2c90cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.565, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2c90cf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2c90cf on white: 3.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2c90cf on black: 6.00:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green56.5%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.7%
Magenta30.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)18.8%

Color previews

#2c90cf text on a black background

contrast 6.00:1

Card sample

#2c90cf text on a white background

contrast 3.50:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2c90cf;
Background color
Panel with #2c90cf background
background-color: #2c90cf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2c90cf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 144, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 144, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2c90cf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c90cf, #352CCF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2c90cf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2c90cf in the Color Lab