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#2db9cd

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

RGB
45, 185, 205
HSL
188°, 64%, 49%
CMYK
78, 10, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3966

Every format

HEX#2db9cd
RGBrgb(45, 185, 205)
HSLhsl(188, 64%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 10%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(69.2 -29.0 -20.5)
LCHlch(69.2 35.5 215.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.723 0.116 209.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2db9cd;
background-color: #2db9cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2db9cd] bg-[#2db9cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2db9cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.725, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2db9cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2db9cd on white: 2.35:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2db9cd on black: 8.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green72.5%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.0%
Magenta9.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#2db9cd text on a black background

contrast 8.93:1

Card sample

#2db9cd text on a white background

contrast 2.35:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2db9cd;
Background color
Panel with #2db9cd background
background-color: #2db9cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2db9cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 185, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 185, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2db9cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2db9cd, #2D4ECD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2db9cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2db9cd in the Color Lab