#2a72be
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
42, 114, 190
HSL
211°, 64%, 46%
CMYK
78, 40, 0, 26
Luminance
0.1624
Every format
| HEX | #2a72be |
| RGB | rgb(42, 114, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 64%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78%, 40%, 0%, 26%) |
| LAB | lab(47.3 4.8 -46.2) |
| LCH | lch(47.3 46.4 275.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.546 0.138 252.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2a72be;
background-color: #2a72be;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2a72be] bg-[#2a72be]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2a72be;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.447, blue: 0.745)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2a72be")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2a72be on white: 4.94:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2a72be on black: 4.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.5%
Green44.7%
Blue74.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan77.9%
Magenta40.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)25.5%
Color previews
#2a72be text on a black background
contrast 4.25:1
Card sample
#2a72be text on a white background
contrast 4.94:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2a72be;
Background color
Panel with #2a72be background
background-color: #2a72be;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2a72be;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 114, 190, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 114, 190, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2a72be; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a72be, #452ABE);