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#2abcd5

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

RGB
42, 188, 213
HSL
189°, 67%, 50%
CMYK
80, 12, 0, 17
Luminance
0.4126

Every format

HEX#2abcd5
RGBrgb(42, 188, 213)
HSLhsl(189, 67%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 12%, 0%, 17%)
LABlab(70.4 -28.3 -23.1)
LCHlch(70.4 36.5 219.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.733 0.120 212.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2abcd5;
background-color: #2abcd5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2abcd5] bg-[#2abcd5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2abcd5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.737, blue: 0.835)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2abcd5")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2abcd5 on white: 2.27:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2abcd5 on black: 9.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green73.7%
Blue83.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.3%
Magenta11.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)16.5%

Color previews

#2abcd5 text on a black background

contrast 9.25:1

Card sample

#2abcd5 text on a white background

contrast 2.27:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2abcd5;
Background color
Panel with #2abcd5 background
background-color: #2abcd5;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2abcd5;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 188, 213, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 188, 213, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2abcd5;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2abcd5, #2A4AD5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2abcd5

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2abcd5 in the Color Lab