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#2da5cf

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

RGB
45, 165, 207
HSL
196°, 64%, 49%
CMYK
78, 20, 0, 19
Luminance
0.3197

Every format

HEX#2da5cf
RGBrgb(45, 165, 207)
HSLhsl(196, 64%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 20%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(63.3 -18.2 -30.6)
LCHlch(63.3 35.6 239.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.676 0.118 226.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2da5cf;
background-color: #2da5cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2da5cf] bg-[#2da5cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2da5cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.647, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2da5cf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2da5cf on white: 2.84:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2da5cf on black: 7.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green64.7%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.3%
Magenta20.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)18.8%

Color previews

#2da5cf text on a black background

contrast 7.39:1

Card sample

#2da5cf text on a white background

contrast 2.84:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2da5cf;
Background color
Panel with #2da5cf background
background-color: #2da5cf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2da5cf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 165, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 165, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2da5cf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2da5cf, #2D39CF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2da5cf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2da5cf in the Color Lab