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#2d9bbc

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

RGB
45, 155, 188
HSL
194°, 61%, 46%
CMYK
76, 18, 0, 26
Luminance
0.2763

Every format

HEX#2d9bbc
RGBrgb(45, 155, 188)
HSLhsl(194, 61%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 18%, 0%, 26%)
LABlab(59.5 -19.2 -25.8)
LCHlch(59.5 32.2 233.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.643 0.107 222.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2d9bbc;
background-color: #2d9bbc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2d9bbc] bg-[#2d9bbc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2d9bbc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.608, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2d9bbc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2d9bbc on white: 3.22:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2d9bbc on black: 6.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green60.8%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan76.1%
Magenta17.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#2d9bbc text on a black background

contrast 6.53:1

Card sample

#2d9bbc text on a white background

contrast 3.22:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2d9bbc;
Background color
Panel with #2d9bbc background
background-color: #2d9bbc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2d9bbc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 155, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 155, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2d9bbc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d9bbc, #2D3CBC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2d9bbc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2d9bbc in the Color Lab