#2b8cd2
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
43, 140, 210
HSL
205°, 66%, 50%
CMYK
80, 33, 0, 18
Luminance
0.2392
Every format
| HEX | #2b8cd2 |
| RGB | rgb(43, 140, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 66%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80%, 33%, 0%, 18%) |
| LAB | lab(56.0 -3.4 -43.8) |
| LCH | lch(56.0 43.9 265.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.618 0.137 245.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2b8cd2;
background-color: #2b8cd2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2b8cd2] bg-[#2b8cd2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2b8cd2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.549, blue: 0.824)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2b8cd2")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2b8cd2 on white: 3.63:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2b8cd2 on black: 5.78:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.9%
Green54.9%
Blue82.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan79.5%
Magenta33.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.6%
Color previews
#2b8cd2 text on a black background
contrast 5.78:1
Card sample
#2b8cd2 text on a white background
contrast 3.63:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2b8cd2;
Background color
Panel with #2b8cd2 background
background-color: #2b8cd2;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2b8cd2;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 140, 210, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 140, 210, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2b8cd2; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b8cd2, #392BD2);