#2a8cd5
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
42, 140, 213
HSL
206°, 67%, 50%
CMYK
80, 34, 0, 17
Luminance
0.2405
Every format
| HEX | #2a8cd5 |
| RGB | rgb(42, 140, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 67%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80%, 34%, 0%, 17%) |
| LAB | lab(56.1 -2.4 -45.2) |
| LCH | lch(56.1 45.3 267.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.620 0.141 245.9) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2a8cd5;
background-color: #2a8cd5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2a8cd5] bg-[#2a8cd5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2a8cd5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.549, blue: 0.835)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2a8cd5")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2a8cd5 on white: 3.61:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2a8cd5 on black: 5.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.5%
Green54.9%
Blue83.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan80.3%
Magenta34.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)16.5%
Color previews
#2a8cd5 text on a black background
contrast 5.81:1
Card sample
#2a8cd5 text on a white background
contrast 3.61:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2a8cd5;
Background color
Panel with #2a8cd5 background
background-color: #2a8cd5;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2a8cd5;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 140, 213, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 140, 213, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2a8cd5; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a8cd5, #3A2AD5);