#2d8bc9
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
45, 139, 201
HSL
204°, 63%, 48%
CMYK
78, 31, 0, 21
Luminance
0.2324
Every format
| HEX | #2d8bc9 |
| RGB | rgb(45, 139, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 63%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78%, 31%, 0%, 21%) |
| LAB | lab(55.3 -5.8 -39.8) |
| LCH | lch(55.3 40.2 261.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.612 0.127 242.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2d8bc9;
background-color: #2d8bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2d8bc9] bg-[#2d8bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2d8bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.545, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2d8bc9")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2d8bc9 on white: 3.72:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2d8bc9 on black: 5.65:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red17.6%
Green54.5%
Blue78.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan77.6%
Magenta30.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%
Color previews
#2d8bc9 text on a black background
contrast 5.65:1
Card sample
#2d8bc9 text on a white background
contrast 3.72:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2d8bc9;
Background color
Panel with #2d8bc9 background
background-color: #2d8bc9;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2d8bc9;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 139, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 139, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2d8bc9; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d8bc9, #372DC9);