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#2ab5fc

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
42, 181, 252
HSL
200°, 97%, 58%
CMYK
83, 28, 0, 1
Luminance
0.4057

Every format

HEX#2ab5fc
RGBrgb(42, 181, 252)
HSLhsl(200, 97%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 28%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(69.9 -11.6 -45.1)
LCHlch(69.9 46.6 255.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.735 0.151 237.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ab5fc;
background-color: #2ab5fc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ab5fc] bg-[#2ab5fc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ab5fc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.710, blue: 0.988)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ab5fc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ab5fc on white: 2.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ab5fc on black: 9.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green71.0%
Blue98.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan83.3%
Magenta28.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#2ab5fc text on a black background

contrast 9.11:1

Card sample

#2ab5fc text on a white background

contrast 2.30:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ab5fc;
Background color
Panel with #2ab5fc background
background-color: #2ab5fc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ab5fc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 181, 252, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 181, 252, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ab5fc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ab5fc, #2B2AFC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ab5fc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ab5fc in the Color Lab