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#2ab4e0

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

RGB
42, 180, 224
HSL
195°, 75%, 52%
CMYK
81, 20, 0, 12
Luminance
0.3852

Every format

HEX#2ab4e0
RGBrgb(42, 180, 224)
HSLhsl(195, 75%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 20%, 0%, 12%)
LABlab(68.4 -20.6 -32.1)
LCHlch(68.4 38.2 237.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.719 0.127 225.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ab4e0;
background-color: #2ab4e0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ab4e0] bg-[#2ab4e0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ab4e0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.706, blue: 0.878)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ab4e0")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ab4e0 on white: 2.41:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ab4e0 on black: 8.70:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green70.6%
Blue87.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.3%
Magenta19.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.2%

Color previews

#2ab4e0 text on a black background

contrast 8.70:1

Card sample

#2ab4e0 text on a white background

contrast 2.41:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ab4e0;
Background color
Panel with #2ab4e0 background
background-color: #2ab4e0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ab4e0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 180, 224, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 180, 224, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ab4e0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ab4e0, #2A3BE0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ab4e0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ab4e0 in the Color Lab