#2aafef
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
42, 175, 239
HSL
200°, 86%, 55%
CMYK
82, 27, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3738
Every format
| HEX | #2aafef |
| RGB | rgb(42, 175, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 86%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82%, 27%, 0%, 6%) |
| LAB | lab(67.6 -12.9 -41.6) |
| LCH | lch(67.6 43.6 252.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.714 0.142 235.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2aafef;
background-color: #2aafef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2aafef] bg-[#2aafef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2aafef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.686, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2aafef")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2aafef on white: 2.48:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2aafef on black: 8.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.5%
Green68.6%
Blue93.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan82.4%
Magenta26.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%
Color previews
#2aafef text on a black background
contrast 8.48:1
Card sample
#2aafef text on a white background
contrast 2.48:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2aafef;
Background color
Panel with #2aafef background
background-color: #2aafef;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2aafef;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 175, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 175, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2aafef; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aafef, #2A2CEF);