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#2aaaf5

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

RGB
42, 170, 245
HSL
202°, 91%, 56%
CMYK
83, 31, 0, 4
Luminance
0.3583

Every format

HEX#2aaaf5
RGBrgb(42, 170, 245)
HSLhsl(202, 91%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 31%, 0%, 4%)
LABlab(66.4 -8.0 -46.8)
LCHlch(66.4 47.4 260.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.706 0.152 240.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2aaaf5;
background-color: #2aaaf5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2aaaf5] bg-[#2aaaf5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2aaaf5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.667, blue: 0.961)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2aaaf5")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2aaaf5 on white: 2.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2aaaf5 on black: 8.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green66.7%
Blue96.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.9%
Magenta30.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)3.9%

Color previews

#2aaaf5 text on a black background

contrast 8.17:1

Card sample

#2aaaf5 text on a white background

contrast 2.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2aaaf5;
Background color
Panel with #2aaaf5 background
background-color: #2aaaf5;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2aaaf5;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 170, 245, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 170, 245, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2aaaf5;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aaaf5, #322AF5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2aaaf5

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2aaaf5 in the Color Lab