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#2d95cd

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

RGB
45, 149, 205
HSL
201°, 64%, 49%
CMYK
78, 27, 0, 20
Luminance
0.2646

Every format

HEX#2d95cd
RGBrgb(45, 149, 205)
HSLhsl(201, 64%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 27%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(58.5 -10.1 -37.1)
LCHlch(58.5 38.4 254.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.637 0.124 237.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2d95cd;
background-color: #2d95cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2d95cd] bg-[#2d95cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2d95cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.584, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2d95cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2d95cd on white: 3.34:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2d95cd on black: 6.29:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green58.4%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.0%
Magenta27.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2d95cd text on a black background

contrast 6.29:1

Card sample

#2d95cd text on a white background

contrast 3.34:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2d95cd;
Background color
Panel with #2d95cd background
background-color: #2d95cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2d95cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 149, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 149, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2d95cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d95cd, #302DCD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2d95cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2d95cd in the Color Lab