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#2dabdc

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

RGB
45, 171, 220
HSL
197°, 71%, 52%
CMYK
80, 22, 0, 14
Luminance
0.3485

Every format

HEX#2dabdc
RGBrgb(45, 171, 220)
HSLhsl(197, 71%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 22%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(65.6 -17.0 -34.2)
LCHlch(65.6 38.2 243.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.696 0.126 229.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2dabdc;
background-color: #2dabdc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2dabdc] bg-[#2dabdc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2dabdc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.671, blue: 0.863)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2dabdc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2dabdc on white: 2.63:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2dabdc on black: 7.97:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green67.1%
Blue86.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.5%
Magenta22.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.7%

Color previews

#2dabdc text on a black background

contrast 7.97:1

Card sample

#2dabdc text on a white background

contrast 2.63:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 171, 220, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 171, 220, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2dabdc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dabdc, #2D37DC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2dabdc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2dabdc in the Color Lab