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#2d8ace

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

RGB
45, 138, 206
HSL
205°, 64%, 49%
CMYK
78, 33, 0, 19
Luminance
0.2319

Every format

HEX#2d8ace
RGBrgb(45, 138, 206)
HSLhsl(205, 64%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 33%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(55.3 -3.4 -42.7)
LCHlch(55.3 42.8 265.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.612 0.134 245.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2d8ace;
background-color: #2d8ace;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2d8ace] bg-[#2d8ace]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2d8ace;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.541, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2d8ace")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2d8ace on white: 3.72:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2d8ace on black: 5.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green54.1%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.2%
Magenta33.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.2%

Color previews

#2d8ace text on a black background

contrast 5.64:1

Card sample

#2d8ace text on a white background

contrast 3.72:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2d8ace;
Background color
Panel with #2d8ace background
background-color: #2d8ace;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2d8ace;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 138, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 138, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2d8ace;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d8ace, #3B2DCE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2d8ace

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2d8ace in the Color Lab