#2aade9
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
42, 173, 233
HSL
199°, 81%, 54%
CMYK
82, 26, 0, 9
Luminance
0.3626
Every format
| HEX | #2aade9 |
| RGB | rgb(42, 173, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 81%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82%, 26%, 0%, 9%) |
| LAB | lab(66.7 -13.8 -39.7) |
| LCH | lch(66.7 42.0 250.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.707 0.138 234.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2aade9;
background-color: #2aade9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2aade9] bg-[#2aade9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2aade9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.678, blue: 0.914)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2aade9")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2aade9 on white: 2.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2aade9 on black: 8.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.5%
Green67.8%
Blue91.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan82.0%
Magenta25.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)8.6%
Color previews
#2aade9 text on a black background
contrast 8.25:1
Card sample
#2aade9 text on a white background
contrast 2.54:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2aade9;
Background color
Panel with #2aade9 background
background-color: #2aade9;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2aade9;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 173, 233, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 173, 233, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2aade9; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aade9, #2A2EE9);