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#2acdef

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

RGB
42, 205, 239
HSL
190°, 86%, 55%
CMYK
82, 14, 0, 6
Luminance
0.5039

Every format

HEX#2acdef
RGBrgb(42, 205, 239)
HSLhsl(190, 86%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 14%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(76.3 -28.4 -28.1)
LCHlch(76.3 39.9 224.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.784 0.132 216.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2acdef;
background-color: #2acdef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2acdef] bg-[#2acdef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2acdef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.804, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2acdef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2acdef on white: 1.90:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2acdef on black: 11.08:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green80.4%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.4%
Magenta14.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#2acdef text on a black background

contrast 11.08:1

Card sample

#2acdef text on a white background

contrast 1.90:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 205, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 205, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2acdef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2acdef, #2A4AEF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2acdef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2acdef in the Color Lab