#2aacdf
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
42, 172, 223
HSL
197°, 74%, 52%
CMYK
81, 23, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3533
Every format
| HEX | #2aacdf |
| RGB | rgb(42, 172, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 74%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81%, 23%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(66.0 -16.8 -35.3) |
| LCH | lch(66.0 39.1 244.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.700 0.129 230.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2aacdf;
background-color: #2aacdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2aacdf] bg-[#2aacdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2aacdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.675, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2aacdf")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2aacdf on white: 2.60:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2aacdf on black: 8.07:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.5%
Green67.5%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan81.2%
Magenta22.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#2aacdf text on a black background
contrast 8.07:1
Card sample
#2aacdf text on a white background
contrast 2.60:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2aacdf;
Background color
Panel with #2aacdf background
background-color: #2aacdf;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2aacdf;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 172, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 172, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2aacdf; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aacdf, #2A33DF);