#2d8cd8
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
45, 140, 216
HSL
207°, 69%, 51%
CMYK
79, 35, 0, 15
Luminance
0.2427
Every format
| HEX | #2d8cd8 |
| RGB | rgb(45, 140, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 69%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79%, 35%, 0%, 15%) |
| LAB | lab(56.4 -1.0 -46.6) |
| LCH | lch(56.4 46.6 268.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.622 0.144 247.4) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2d8cd8;
background-color: #2d8cd8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2d8cd8] bg-[#2d8cd8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2d8cd8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.549, blue: 0.847)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2d8cd8")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2d8cd8 on white: 3.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2d8cd8 on black: 5.85:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red17.6%
Green54.9%
Blue84.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan79.2%
Magenta35.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)15.3%
Color previews
#2d8cd8 text on a black background
contrast 5.85:1
Card sample
#2d8cd8 text on a white background
contrast 3.59:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2d8cd8;
Background color
Panel with #2d8cd8 background
background-color: #2d8cd8;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2d8cd8;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 140, 216, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 140, 216, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2d8cd8; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d8cd8, #402DD8);