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#2dbceb

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

RGB
45, 188, 235
HSL
195°, 83%, 55%
CMYK
81, 20, 0, 8
Luminance
0.4252

Every format

HEX#2dbceb
RGBrgb(45, 188, 235)
HSLhsl(195, 83%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 20%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(71.2 -20.9 -33.8)
LCHlch(71.2 39.7 238.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.743 0.132 225.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2dbceb;
background-color: #2dbceb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2dbceb] bg-[#2dbceb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2dbceb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.737, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2dbceb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2dbceb on white: 2.21:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2dbceb on black: 9.50:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green73.7%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.9%
Magenta20.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#2dbceb text on a black background

contrast 9.50:1

Card sample

#2dbceb text on a white background

contrast 2.21:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 188, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 188, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2dbceb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dbceb, #2D3DEB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2dbceb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2dbceb in the Color Lab