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#2d9fdf

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

RGB
45, 159, 223
HSL
202°, 74%, 53%
CMYK
80, 29, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3068

Every format

HEX#2d9fdf
RGBrgb(45, 159, 223)
HSLhsl(202, 74%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 29%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(62.2 -9.4 -41.2)
LCHlch(62.2 42.3 257.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.670 0.136 239.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2d9fdf;
background-color: #2d9fdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2d9fdf] bg-[#2d9fdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2d9fdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.624, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2d9fdf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2d9fdf on white: 2.94:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2d9fdf on black: 7.14:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green62.4%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.8%
Magenta28.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#2d9fdf text on a black background

contrast 7.14:1

Card sample

#2d9fdf text on a white background

contrast 2.94:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2d9fdf;
Background color
Panel with #2d9fdf background
background-color: #2d9fdf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2d9fdf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 159, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 159, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2d9fdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d9fdf, #312DDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2d9fdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2d9fdf in the Color Lab