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#2db9ec

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
45, 185, 236
HSL
196°, 83%, 55%
CMYK
81, 22, 0, 8
Luminance
0.4131

Every format

HEX#2db9ec
RGBrgb(45, 185, 236)
HSLhsl(196, 83%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 22%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(70.4 -19.0 -35.6)
LCHlch(70.4 40.3 242.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.737 0.134 228.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2db9ec;
background-color: #2db9ec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2db9ec] bg-[#2db9ec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2db9ec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.725, blue: 0.925)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2db9ec")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2db9ec on white: 2.27:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2db9ec on black: 9.26:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green72.5%
Blue92.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.9%
Magenta21.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#2db9ec text on a black background

contrast 9.26:1

Card sample

#2db9ec text on a white background

contrast 2.27:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2db9ec;
Background color
Panel with #2db9ec background
background-color: #2db9ec;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2db9ec;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 185, 236, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 185, 236, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2db9ec;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2db9ec, #2D3AEC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2db9ec

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2db9ec in the Color Lab