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#2adaf0

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

RGB
42, 218, 240
HSL
187°, 87%, 55%
CMYK
83, 9, 0, 6
Luminance
0.5693

Every format

HEX#2adaf0
RGBrgb(42, 218, 240)
HSLhsl(187, 87%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 9%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(80.1 -34.3 -22.8)
LCHlch(80.1 41.2 213.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.815 0.134 208.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2adaf0;
background-color: #2adaf0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2adaf0] bg-[#2adaf0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2adaf0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.855, blue: 0.941)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2adaf0")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2adaf0 on white: 1.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2adaf0 on black: 12.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green85.5%
Blue94.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.5%
Magenta9.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#2adaf0 text on a black background

contrast 12.39:1

Card sample

#2adaf0 text on a white background

contrast 1.70:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2adaf0;
Background color
Panel with #2adaf0 background
background-color: #2adaf0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2adaf0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 218, 240, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 218, 240, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2adaf0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2adaf0, #2A56F0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2adaf0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2adaf0 in the Color Lab