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#2ab1de

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
42, 177, 222
HSL
195°, 73%, 52%
CMYK
81, 20, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3721

Every format

HEX#2ab1de
RGBrgb(42, 177, 222)
HSLhsl(195, 73%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 20%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(67.4 -19.7 -32.5)
LCHlch(67.4 38.1 238.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.711 0.127 226.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ab1de;
background-color: #2ab1de;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ab1de] bg-[#2ab1de]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ab1de;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.694, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ab1de")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ab1de on white: 2.49:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ab1de on black: 8.44:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green69.4%
Blue87.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.1%
Magenta20.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.9%

Color previews

#2ab1de text on a black background

contrast 8.44:1

Card sample

#2ab1de text on a white background

contrast 2.49:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ab1de;
Background color
Panel with #2ab1de background
background-color: #2ab1de;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ab1de;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 177, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 177, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ab1de;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ab1de, #2A39DE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ab1de

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ab1de in the Color Lab