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#2e9eee

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

RGB
46, 158, 238
HSL
205°, 85%, 56%
CMYK
81, 34, 0, 7
Luminance
0.3121

Every format

HEX#2e9eee
RGBrgb(46, 158, 238)
HSLhsl(205, 85%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 34%, 0%, 7%)
LABlab(62.7 -3.4 -48.8)
LCHlch(62.7 48.9 266.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.676 0.153 245.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2e9eee;
background-color: #2e9eee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2e9eee] bg-[#2e9eee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2e9eee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.180, green: 0.620, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2e9eee")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2e9eee on white: 2.90:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2e9eee on black: 7.24:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red18.0%
Green62.0%
Blue93.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.7%
Magenta33.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%

Color previews

#2e9eee text on a black background

contrast 7.24:1

Card sample

#2e9eee text on a white background

contrast 2.90:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2e9eee;
Background color
Panel with #2e9eee background
background-color: #2e9eee;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2e9eee;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(46, 158, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(46, 158, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2e9eee;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e9eee, #3E2EEE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2e9eee

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2e9eee in the Color Lab