#2a8bc9
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
42, 139, 201
HSL
203°, 65%, 48%
CMYK
79, 31, 0, 21
Luminance
0.2317
Every format
| HEX | #2a8bc9 |
| RGB | rgb(42, 139, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 65%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79%, 31%, 0%, 21%) |
| LAB | lab(55.3 -6.2 -39.9) |
| LCH | lch(55.3 40.3 261.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.611 0.128 242.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2a8bc9;
background-color: #2a8bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2a8bc9] bg-[#2a8bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2a8bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.545, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2a8bc9")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2a8bc9 on white: 3.73:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2a8bc9 on black: 5.63:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.5%
Green54.5%
Blue78.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan79.1%
Magenta30.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%
Color previews
#2a8bc9 text on a black background
contrast 5.63:1
Card sample
#2a8bc9 text on a white background
contrast 3.73:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2a8bc9;
Background color
Panel with #2a8bc9 background
background-color: #2a8bc9;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2a8bc9;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 139, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 139, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2a8bc9; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a8bc9, #332AC9);