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#2c97cc

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

RGB
44, 151, 204
HSL
200°, 65%, 49%
CMYK
78, 26, 0, 20
Luminance
0.2703

Every format

HEX#2c97cc
RGBrgb(44, 151, 204)
HSLhsl(200, 65%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 26%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(59.0 -11.7 -35.7)
LCHlch(59.0 37.5 251.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.641 0.122 235.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2c97cc;
background-color: #2c97cc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2c97cc] bg-[#2c97cc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2c97cc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.592, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2c97cc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2c97cc on white: 3.28:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2c97cc on black: 6.41:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green59.2%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.4%
Magenta26.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#2c97cc text on a black background

contrast 6.41:1

Card sample

#2c97cc text on a white background

contrast 3.28:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2c97cc;
Background color
Panel with #2c97cc background
background-color: #2c97cc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2c97cc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 151, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 151, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2c97cc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c97cc, #2C2CCC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2c97cc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2c97cc in the Color Lab