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#2a7abc

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

RGB
42, 122, 188
HSL
207°, 64%, 45%
CMYK
78, 35, 0, 26
Luminance
0.1804

Every format

HEX#2a7abc
RGBrgb(42, 122, 188)
HSLhsl(207, 64%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 35%, 0%, 26%)
LABlab(49.5 -0.9 -41.5)
LCHlch(49.5 41.5 268.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.564 0.128 247.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2a7abc;
background-color: #2a7abc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2a7abc] bg-[#2a7abc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2a7abc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.478, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2a7abc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2a7abc on white: 4.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2a7abc on black: 4.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green47.8%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan77.7%
Magenta35.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#2a7abc text on a black background

contrast 4.61:1

Card sample

#2a7abc text on a white background

contrast 4.56:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2a7abc;
Background color
Panel with #2a7abc background
background-color: #2a7abc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2a7abc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 122, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 122, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2a7abc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a7abc, #3B2ABC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2a7abc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2a7abc in the Color Lab