#2a7bc9
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
42, 123, 201
HSL
209°, 65%, 48%
CMYK
79, 39, 0, 21
Luminance
0.1888
Every format
| HEX | #2a7bc9 |
| RGB | rgb(42, 123, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 65%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79%, 39%, 0%, 21%) |
| LAB | lab(50.5 3.4 -47.3) |
| LCH | lch(50.5 47.4 274.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.574 0.143 251.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2a7bc9;
background-color: #2a7bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2a7bc9] bg-[#2a7bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2a7bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.482, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2a7bc9")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2a7bc9 on white: 4.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2a7bc9 on black: 4.78:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.5%
Green48.2%
Blue78.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan79.1%
Magenta38.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%
Color previews
#2a7bc9 text on a black background
contrast 4.78:1
Card sample
#2a7bc9 text on a white background
contrast 4.40:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2a7bc9;
Background color
Panel with #2a7bc9 background
background-color: #2a7bc9;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2a7bc9;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 123, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 123, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2a7bc9; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a7bc9, #432AC9);