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#2c9fec

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

RGB
44, 159, 236
HSL
204°, 84%, 55%
CMYK
81, 33, 0, 8
Luminance
0.3139

Every format

HEX#2c9fec
RGBrgb(44, 159, 236)
HSLhsl(204, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 33%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(62.8 -4.8 -47.4)
LCHlch(62.8 47.7 264.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.676 0.150 243.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2c9fec;
background-color: #2c9fec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2c9fec] bg-[#2c9fec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2c9fec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.624, blue: 0.925)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2c9fec")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2c9fec on white: 2.89:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2c9fec on black: 7.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green62.4%
Blue92.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.4%
Magenta32.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#2c9fec text on a black background

contrast 7.28:1

Card sample

#2c9fec text on a white background

contrast 2.89:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2c9fec;
Background color
Panel with #2c9fec background
background-color: #2c9fec;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2c9fec;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 159, 236, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 159, 236, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2c9fec;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c9fec, #392CEC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2c9fec

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2c9fec in the Color Lab