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#2dacf0

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

RGB
45, 172, 240
HSL
201°, 87%, 56%
CMYK
81, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3635

Every format

HEX#2dacf0
RGBrgb(45, 172, 240)
HSLhsl(201, 87%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 28%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(66.8 -10.6 -43.4)
LCHlch(66.8 44.7 256.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.708 0.144 238.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2dacf0;
background-color: #2dacf0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2dacf0] bg-[#2dacf0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2dacf0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.675, blue: 0.941)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2dacf0")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2dacf0 on white: 2.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2dacf0 on black: 8.27:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green67.5%
Blue94.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.3%
Magenta28.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#2dacf0 text on a black background

contrast 8.27:1

Card sample

#2dacf0 text on a white background

contrast 2.54:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2dacf0;
Background color
Panel with #2dacf0 background
background-color: #2dacf0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2dacf0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 172, 240, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 172, 240, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2dacf0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dacf0, #302DF0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2dacf0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2dacf0 in the Color Lab