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#2d90cd

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

RGB
45, 144, 205
HSL
203°, 64%, 49%
CMYK
78, 30, 0, 20
Luminance
0.2491

Every format

HEX#2d90cd
RGBrgb(45, 144, 205)
HSLhsl(203, 64%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 30%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(57.0 -7.3 -39.4)
LCHlch(57.0 40.1 259.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.625 0.128 240.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2d90cd;
background-color: #2d90cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2d90cd] bg-[#2d90cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2d90cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.565, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2d90cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2d90cd on white: 3.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2d90cd on black: 5.98:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green56.5%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.0%
Magenta29.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2d90cd text on a black background

contrast 5.98:1

Card sample

#2d90cd text on a white background

contrast 3.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2d90cd;
Background color
Panel with #2d90cd background
background-color: #2d90cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2d90cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 144, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 144, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2d90cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d90cd, #352DCD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2d90cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2d90cd in the Color Lab