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#2dacee

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

RGB
45, 172, 238
HSL
201°, 85%, 56%
CMYK
81, 28, 0, 7
Luminance
0.3624

Every format

HEX#2dacee
RGBrgb(45, 172, 238)
HSLhsl(201, 85%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 28%, 0%, 7%)
LABlab(66.7 -11.3 -42.5)
LCHlch(66.7 43.9 255.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.707 0.142 237.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2dacee;
background-color: #2dacee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2dacee] bg-[#2dacee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2dacee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.675, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2dacee")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2dacee on white: 2.55:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2dacee on black: 8.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green67.5%
Blue93.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.1%
Magenta27.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%

Color previews

#2dacee text on a black background

contrast 8.25:1

Card sample

#2dacee text on a white background

contrast 2.55:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 172, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 172, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2dacee;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dacee, #2F2DEE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2dacee

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2dacee in the Color Lab