#2d8abc
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
45, 138, 188
HSL
201°, 61%, 46%
CMYK
76, 27, 0, 26
Luminance
0.2237
Every format
| HEX | #2d8abc |
| RGB | rgb(45, 138, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 61%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 27%, 0%, 26%) |
| LAB | lab(54.4 -9.9 -33.8) |
| LCH | lch(54.4 35.2 253.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.602 0.114 237.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2d8abc;
background-color: #2d8abc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2d8abc] bg-[#2d8abc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2d8abc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.541, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2d8abc")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2d8abc on white: 3.84:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2d8abc on black: 5.47:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red17.6%
Green54.1%
Blue73.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan76.1%
Magenta26.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.3%
Color previews
#2d8abc text on a black background
contrast 5.47:1
Card sample
#2d8abc text on a white background
contrast 3.84:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2d8abc;
Background color
Panel with #2d8abc background
background-color: #2d8abc;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2d8abc;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 138, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 138, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2d8abc; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d8abc, #2F2DBC);