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#2abcef

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

RGB
42, 188, 239
HSL
196°, 86%, 55%
CMYK
82, 21, 0, 6
Luminance
0.4269

Every format

HEX#2abcef
RGBrgb(42, 188, 239)
HSLhsl(196, 86%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 21%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(71.3 -19.8 -35.8)
LCHlch(71.3 40.9 241.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.745 0.136 227.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2abcef;
background-color: #2abcef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2abcef] bg-[#2abcef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2abcef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.737, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2abcef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2abcef on white: 2.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2abcef on black: 9.54:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green73.7%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.4%
Magenta21.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#2abcef text on a black background

contrast 9.54:1

Card sample

#2abcef text on a white background

contrast 2.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 188, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 188, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2abcef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2abcef, #2A39EF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2abcef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2abcef in the Color Lab