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#2abbe9

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

RGB
42, 187, 233
HSL
195°, 81%, 54%
CMYK
82, 20, 0, 9
Luminance
0.4192

Every format

HEX#2abbe9
RGBrgb(42, 187, 233)
HSLhsl(195, 81%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 20%, 0%, 9%)
LABlab(70.8 -21.3 -33.3)
LCHlch(70.8 39.5 237.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.739 0.132 225.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2abbe9;
background-color: #2abbe9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2abbe9] bg-[#2abbe9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2abbe9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.733, blue: 0.914)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2abbe9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2abbe9 on white: 2.24:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2abbe9 on black: 9.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green73.3%
Blue91.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.0%
Magenta19.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)8.6%

Color previews

#2abbe9 text on a black background

contrast 9.38:1

Card sample

#2abbe9 text on a white background

contrast 2.24:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2abbe9;
Background color
Panel with #2abbe9 background
background-color: #2abbe9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2abbe9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 187, 233, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 187, 233, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2abbe9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2abbe9, #2A3BE9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2abbe9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2abbe9 in the Color Lab