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#2c97db

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
44, 151, 219
HSL
203°, 71%, 52%
CMYK
80, 31, 0, 14
Luminance
0.2778

Every format

HEX#2c97db
RGBrgb(44, 151, 219)
HSLhsl(203, 71%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 31%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(59.7 -6.4 -43.0)
LCHlch(59.7 43.5 261.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.649 0.138 242.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2c97db;
background-color: #2c97db;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2c97db] bg-[#2c97db]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2c97db;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.592, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2c97db")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2c97db on white: 3.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2c97db on black: 6.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green59.2%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.9%
Magenta31.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#2c97db text on a black background

contrast 6.56:1

Card sample

#2c97db text on a white background

contrast 3.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2c97db;
Background color
Panel with #2c97db background
background-color: #2c97db;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2c97db;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 151, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 151, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2c97db;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c97db, #362CDB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2c97db

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2c97db in the Color Lab