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#2db9ed

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

RGB
45, 185, 237
HSL
196°, 84%, 55%
CMYK
81, 22, 0, 7
Luminance
0.4137

Every format

HEX#2db9ed
RGBrgb(45, 185, 237)
HSLhsl(196, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 22%, 0%, 7%)
LABlab(70.4 -18.6 -36.1)
LCHlch(70.4 40.6 242.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.737 0.135 229.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2db9ed;
background-color: #2db9ed;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2db9ed] bg-[#2db9ed]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2db9ed;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.725, blue: 0.929)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2db9ed")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2db9ed on white: 2.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2db9ed on black: 9.27:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green72.5%
Blue92.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.0%
Magenta21.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.1%

Color previews

#2db9ed text on a black background

contrast 9.27:1

Card sample

#2db9ed text on a white background

contrast 2.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2db9ed;
Background color
Panel with #2db9ed background
background-color: #2db9ed;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2db9ed;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 185, 237, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 185, 237, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2db9ed;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2db9ed, #2D39ED);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2db9ed

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2db9ed in the Color Lab