#2c9dcd
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
44, 157, 205
HSL
198°, 65%, 49%
CMYK
79, 23, 0, 20
Luminance
0.2906
Every format
| HEX | #2c9dcd |
| RGB | rgb(44, 157, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 65%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79%, 23%, 0%, 20%) |
| LAB | lab(60.8 -14.7 -33.4) |
| LCH | lch(60.8 36.5 246.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.656 0.120 231.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2c9dcd;
background-color: #2c9dcd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2c9dcd] bg-[#2c9dcd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2c9dcd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.616, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2c9dcd")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2c9dcd on white: 3.08:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2c9dcd on black: 6.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red17.3%
Green61.6%
Blue80.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan78.5%
Magenta23.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%
Color previews
#2c9dcd text on a black background
contrast 6.81:1
Card sample
#2c9dcd text on a white background
contrast 3.08:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2c9dcd;
Background color
Panel with #2c9dcd background
background-color: #2c9dcd;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2c9dcd;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 157, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 157, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2c9dcd; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c9dcd, #2C32CD);