#16ade2
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
22, 173, 226
HSL
196°, 82%, 49%
CMYK
90, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3555
Every format
| HEX | #16ade2 |
| RGB | rgb(22, 173, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 82%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(90%, 24%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(66.2 -17.6 -36.7) |
| LCH | lch(66.2 40.7 244.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.701 0.136 229.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #16ade2;
background-color: #16ade2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16ade2] bg-[#16ade2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16ade2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.678, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16ade2")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#16ade2 on white: 2.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#16ade2 on black: 8.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red8.6%
Green67.8%
Blue88.6%
CMYK percentages
Cyan90.3%
Magenta23.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%
Color previews
#16ade2 text on a black background
contrast 8.11:1
Card sample
#16ade2 text on a white background
contrast 2.59:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #16ade2;
Background color
Panel with #16ade2 background
background-color: #16ade2;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #16ade2;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 173, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 173, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16ade2; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16ade2, #1625E2);