#23ade9
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
35, 173, 233
HSL
198°, 82%, 53%
CMYK
85, 26, 0, 9
Luminance
0.3613
Every format
| HEX | #23ade9 |
| RGB | rgb(35, 173, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 82%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(85%, 26%, 0%, 9%) |
| LAB | lab(66.6 -14.4 -39.9) |
| LCH | lch(66.6 42.4 250.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.706 0.140 233.9) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #23ade9;
background-color: #23ade9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#23ade9] bg-[#23ade9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #23ade9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.137, green: 0.678, blue: 0.914)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#23ade9")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#23ade9 on white: 2.55:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#23ade9 on black: 8.23:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red13.7%
Green67.8%
Blue91.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan85.0%
Magenta25.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)8.6%
Color previews
#23ade9 text on a black background
contrast 8.23:1
Card sample
#23ade9 text on a white background
contrast 2.55:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #23ade9;
Background color
Panel with #23ade9 background
background-color: #23ade9;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #23ade9;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(35, 173, 233, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(35, 173, 233, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #23ade9; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #23ade9, #2329E9);