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#21acef

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

RGB
33, 172, 239
HSL
200°, 87%, 53%
CMYK
86, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3606

Every format

HEX#21acef
RGBrgb(33, 172, 239)
HSLhsl(200, 87%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 28%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(66.6 -11.9 -43.2)
LCHlch(66.6 44.8 254.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.706 0.146 236.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #21acef;
background-color: #21acef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#21acef] bg-[#21acef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #21acef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.129, green: 0.675, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#21acef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#21acef on white: 2.56:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#21acef on black: 8.21:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red12.9%
Green67.5%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan86.2%
Magenta28.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#21acef text on a black background

contrast 8.21:1

Card sample

#21acef text on a white background

contrast 2.56:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #21acef;
Background color
Panel with #21acef background
background-color: #21acef;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #21acef;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(33, 172, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(33, 172, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #21acef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21acef, #2123EF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #21acef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #21acef in the Color Lab