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#2dabdf

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

RGB
45, 171, 223
HSL
198°, 74%, 53%
CMYK
80, 23, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3501

Every format

HEX#2dabdf
RGBrgb(45, 171, 223)
HSLhsl(198, 74%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 23%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(65.8 -15.9 -35.7)
LCHlch(65.8 39.1 245.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.698 0.129 231.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2dabdf;
background-color: #2dabdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2dabdf] bg-[#2dabdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2dabdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.671, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2dabdf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2dabdf on white: 2.62:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2dabdf on black: 8.00:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green67.1%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.8%
Magenta23.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#2dabdf text on a black background

contrast 8.00:1

Card sample

#2dabdf text on a white background

contrast 2.62:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 171, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 171, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2dabdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2dabdf, #2D34DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2dabdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2dabdf in the Color Lab