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#2c9ade

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

RGB
44, 154, 222
HSL
203°, 73%, 52%
CMYK
80, 31, 0, 13
Luminance
0.2892

Every format

HEX#2c9ade
RGBrgb(44, 154, 222)
HSLhsl(203, 73%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 31%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(60.7 -7.0 -43.0)
LCHlch(60.7 43.6 260.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.657 0.139 241.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2c9ade;
background-color: #2c9ade;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2c9ade] bg-[#2c9ade]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2c9ade;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.604, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2c9ade")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2c9ade on white: 3.10:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2c9ade on black: 6.78:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green60.4%
Blue87.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.2%
Magenta30.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.9%

Color previews

#2c9ade text on a black background

contrast 6.78:1

Card sample

#2c9ade text on a white background

contrast 3.10:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2c9ade;
Background color
Panel with #2c9ade background
background-color: #2c9ade;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2c9ade;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 154, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 154, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2c9ade;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c9ade, #352CDE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2c9ade

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2c9ade in the Color Lab