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#2e9bdf

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

RGB
46, 155, 223
HSL
203°, 73%, 53%
CMYK
79, 31, 0, 13
Luminance
0.2935

Every format

HEX#2e9bdf
RGBrgb(46, 155, 223)
HSLhsl(203, 73%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 31%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(61.1 -7.0 -43.0)
LCHlch(61.1 43.6 260.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.661 0.139 241.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2e9bdf;
background-color: #2e9bdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2e9bdf] bg-[#2e9bdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2e9bdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.180, green: 0.608, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2e9bdf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2e9bdf on white: 3.06:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2e9bdf on black: 6.87:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red18.0%
Green60.8%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.4%
Magenta30.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#2e9bdf text on a black background

contrast 6.87:1

Card sample

#2e9bdf text on a white background

contrast 3.06:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2e9bdf;
Background color
Panel with #2e9bdf background
background-color: #2e9bdf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2e9bdf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(46, 155, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(46, 155, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2e9bdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e9bdf, #372EDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2e9bdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2e9bdf in the Color Lab