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#2dbddd

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

RGB
45, 189, 221
HSL
191°, 72%, 52%
CMYK
80, 15, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4217

Every format

HEX#2dbddd
RGBrgb(45, 189, 221)
HSLhsl(191, 72%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 15%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(71.0 -25.9 -26.5)
LCHlch(71.0 37.1 225.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.740 0.123 217.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2dbddd;
background-color: #2dbddd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2dbddd] bg-[#2dbddd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2dbddd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.741, blue: 0.867)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2dbddd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2dbddd on white: 2.23:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2dbddd on black: 9.43:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green74.1%
Blue86.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.6%
Magenta14.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#2dbddd text on a black background

contrast 9.43:1

Card sample

#2dbddd text on a white background

contrast 2.23:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 189, 221, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 189, 221, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2dbddd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dbddd, #2D48DD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2dbddd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2dbddd in the Color Lab