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#2db5dd

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

RGB
45, 181, 221
HSL
194°, 72%, 52%
CMYK
80, 18, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3883

Every format

HEX#2db5dd
RGBrgb(45, 181, 221)
HSLhsl(194, 72%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 18%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(68.6 -21.9 -30.1)
LCHlch(68.6 37.3 234.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.721 0.124 223.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2db5dd;
background-color: #2db5dd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2db5dd] bg-[#2db5dd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2db5dd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.710, blue: 0.867)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2db5dd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2db5dd on white: 2.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2db5dd on black: 8.77:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green71.0%
Blue86.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.6%
Magenta18.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#2db5dd text on a black background

contrast 8.77:1

Card sample

#2db5dd text on a white background

contrast 2.40:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2db5dd;
Background color
Panel with #2db5dd background
background-color: #2db5dd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2db5dd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 181, 221, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 181, 221, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2db5dd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2db5dd, #2D40DD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2db5dd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2db5dd in the Color Lab