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#2a7df2

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: dodgerblue

RGB
42, 125, 242
HSL
215°, 89%, 56%
CMYK
83, 48, 0, 5
Luminance
0.2157

Every format

HEX#2a7df2
RGBrgb(42, 125, 242)
HSLhsl(215, 89%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 48%, 0%, 5%)
LABlab(53.6 17.5 -65.6)
LCHlch(53.6 67.9 285.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.605 0.193 258.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2a7df2;
background-color: #2a7df2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2a7df2] bg-[#2a7df2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2a7df2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.490, blue: 0.949)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2a7df2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2a7df2 on white: 3.95:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2a7df2 on black: 5.31:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green49.0%
Blue94.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.6%
Magenta48.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#2a7df2 text on a black background

contrast 5.31:1

Card sample

#2a7df2 text on a white background

contrast 3.95:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2a7df2;
Background color
Panel with #2a7df2 background
background-color: #2a7df2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2a7df2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 125, 242, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 125, 242, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2a7df2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a7df2, #5C2AF2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2a7df2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2a7df2 in the Color Lab