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#2d8ade

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

RGB
45, 138, 222
HSL
209°, 73%, 52%
CMYK
80, 38, 0, 13
Luminance
0.2401

Every format

HEX#2d8ade
RGBrgb(45, 138, 222)
HSLhsl(209, 73%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 38%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(56.1 2.4 -50.3)
LCHlch(56.1 50.4 272.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.621 0.153 250.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2d8ade;
background-color: #2d8ade;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2d8ade] bg-[#2d8ade]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2d8ade;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.541, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2d8ade")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2d8ade on white: 3.62:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2d8ade on black: 5.80:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green54.1%
Blue87.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.7%
Magenta37.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.9%

Color previews

#2d8ade text on a black background

contrast 5.80:1

Card sample

#2d8ade text on a white background

contrast 3.62:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2d8ade;
Background color
Panel with #2d8ade background
background-color: #2d8ade;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2d8ade;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 138, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 138, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2d8ade;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d8ade, #462DDE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2d8ade

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2d8ade in the Color Lab