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#2c9cef

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: dodgerblue

RGB
44, 156, 239
HSL
206°, 86%, 56%
CMYK
82, 35, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3054

Every format

HEX#2c9cef
RGBrgb(44, 156, 239)
HSLhsl(206, 86%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 35%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(62.1 -2.0 -50.2)
LCHlch(62.1 50.3 267.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.671 0.156 246.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2c9cef;
background-color: #2c9cef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2c9cef] bg-[#2c9cef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2c9cef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.612, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2c9cef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2c9cef on white: 2.95:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2c9cef on black: 7.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green61.2%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.6%
Magenta34.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#2c9cef text on a black background

contrast 7.11:1

Card sample

#2c9cef text on a white background

contrast 2.95:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2c9cef;
Background color
Panel with #2c9cef background
background-color: #2c9cef;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2c9cef;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 156, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 156, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2c9cef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c9cef, #3E2CEF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2c9cef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2c9cef in the Color Lab