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#2acce3

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

RGB
42, 204, 227
HSL
188°, 77%, 53%
CMYK
82, 10, 0, 11
Luminance
0.4922

Every format

HEX#2acce3
RGBrgb(42, 204, 227)
HSLhsl(188, 77%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 10%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(75.6 -31.6 -22.7)
LCHlch(75.6 39.0 215.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.777 0.127 209.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acce3;
background-color: #2acce3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acce3] bg-[#2acce3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acce3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.800, blue: 0.890)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acce3")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acce3 on white: 1.94:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acce3 on black: 10.84:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.0%
Blue89.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.5%
Magenta10.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.0%

Color previews

#2acce3 text on a black background

contrast 10.84:1

Card sample

#2acce3 text on a white background

contrast 1.94:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2acce3;
Background color
Panel with #2acce3 background
background-color: #2acce3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2acce3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 204, 227, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 204, 227, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acce3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acce3, #2A50E3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acce3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acce3 in the Color Lab