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#2db5ff

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

RGB
45, 181, 255
HSL
201°, 100%, 59%
CMYK
82, 29, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4083

Every format

HEX#2db5ff
RGBrgb(45, 181, 255)
HSLhsl(201, 100%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 29%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(70.0 -10.3 -46.4)
LCHlch(70.0 47.5 257.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.737 0.153 239.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2db5ff;
background-color: #2db5ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2db5ff] bg-[#2db5ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2db5ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.710, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2db5ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2db5ff on white: 2.29:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2db5ff on black: 9.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green71.0%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.4%
Magenta29.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#2db5ff text on a black background

contrast 9.17:1

Card sample

#2db5ff text on a white background

contrast 2.29:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2db5ff;
Background color
Panel with #2db5ff background
background-color: #2db5ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2db5ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 181, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 181, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2db5ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2db5ff, #312DFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2db5ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2db5ff in the Color Lab