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#2acafd

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

RGB
42, 202, 253
HSL
195°, 98%, 58%
CMYK
83, 20, 0, 1
Luminance
0.4983

Every format

HEX#2acafd
RGBrgb(42, 202, 253)
HSLhsl(195, 98%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 20%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(76.0 -22.3 -36.1)
LCHlch(76.0 42.5 238.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.783 0.142 225.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acafd;
background-color: #2acafd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acafd] bg-[#2acafd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acafd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.792, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acafd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acafd on white: 1.92:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acafd on black: 10.97:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green79.2%
Blue99.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan83.4%
Magenta20.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#2acafd text on a black background

contrast 10.97:1

Card sample

#2acafd text on a white background

contrast 1.92:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 202, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 202, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acafd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acafd, #2A3DFD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acafd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acafd in the Color Lab