#2d8bbc
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
45, 139, 188
HSL
201°, 61%, 46%
CMYK
76, 26, 0, 26
Luminance
0.2265
Every format
| HEX | #2d8bbc |
| RGB | rgb(45, 139, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 61%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 26%, 0%, 26%) |
| LAB | lab(54.7 -10.5 -33.3) |
| LCH | lch(54.7 34.9 252.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.605 0.113 236.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2d8bbc;
background-color: #2d8bbc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2d8bbc] bg-[#2d8bbc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2d8bbc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.545, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2d8bbc")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2d8bbc on white: 3.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2d8bbc on black: 5.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red17.6%
Green54.5%
Blue73.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan76.1%
Magenta26.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.3%
Color previews
#2d8bbc text on a black background
contrast 5.53:1
Card sample
#2d8bbc text on a white background
contrast 3.80:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2d8bbc;
Background color
Panel with #2d8bbc background
background-color: #2d8bbc;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2d8bbc;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 139, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 139, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2d8bbc; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d8bbc, #2E2DBC);