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#2da5cd

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

RGB
45, 165, 205
HSL
195°, 64%, 49%
CMYK
78, 20, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3188

Every format

HEX#2da5cd
RGBrgb(45, 165, 205)
HSLhsl(195, 64%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 20%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(63.2 -18.8 -29.6)
LCHlch(63.2 35.1 237.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.675 0.117 225.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2da5cd;
background-color: #2da5cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2da5cd] bg-[#2da5cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2da5cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.647, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2da5cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2da5cd on white: 2.85:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2da5cd on black: 7.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green64.7%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.0%
Magenta19.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2da5cd text on a black background

contrast 7.38:1

Card sample

#2da5cd text on a white background

contrast 2.85:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2da5cd;
Background color
Panel with #2da5cd background
background-color: #2da5cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2da5cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 165, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 165, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2da5cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2da5cd, #2D3ACD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2da5cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2da5cd in the Color Lab