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#2ca5df

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

RGB
44, 165, 223
HSL
199°, 74%, 52%
CMYK
80, 26, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3277

Every format

HEX#2ca5df
RGBrgb(44, 165, 223)
HSLhsl(199, 74%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 26%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(64.0 -12.8 -38.5)
LCHlch(64.0 40.5 251.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.683 0.132 235.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ca5df;
background-color: #2ca5df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ca5df] bg-[#2ca5df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ca5df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.647, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ca5df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ca5df on white: 2.78:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ca5df on black: 7.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green64.7%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.3%
Magenta26.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#2ca5df text on a black background

contrast 7.55:1

Card sample

#2ca5df text on a white background

contrast 2.78:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ca5df;
Background color
Panel with #2ca5df background
background-color: #2ca5df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ca5df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 165, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 165, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ca5df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ca5df, #2C2EDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ca5df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ca5df in the Color Lab