#2d9cdf
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
45, 156, 223
HSL
203°, 74%, 53%
CMYK
80, 30, 0, 13
Luminance
0.2966
Every format
| HEX | #2d9cdf |
| RGB | rgb(45, 156, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 74%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80%, 30%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(61.4 -7.7 -42.6) |
| LCH | lch(61.4 43.3 259.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.663 0.138 240.9) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2d9cdf;
background-color: #2d9cdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2d9cdf] bg-[#2d9cdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2d9cdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.612, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2d9cdf")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2d9cdf on white: 3.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2d9cdf on black: 6.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red17.6%
Green61.2%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan79.8%
Magenta30.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#2d9cdf text on a black background
contrast 6.93:1
Card sample
#2d9cdf text on a white background
contrast 3.03:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2d9cdf;
Background color
Panel with #2d9cdf background
background-color: #2d9cdf;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2d9cdf;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 156, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 156, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2d9cdf; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d9cdf, #342DDF);