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#2addf9

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

RGB
42, 221, 249
HSL
188°, 95%, 57%
CMYK
83, 11, 0, 2
Luminance
0.5904

Every format

HEX#2addf9
RGBrgb(42, 221, 249)
HSLhsl(188, 95%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 11%, 0%, 2%)
LABlab(81.3 -33.0 -25.8)
LCHlch(81.3 41.8 218.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.826 0.137 211.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2addf9;
background-color: #2addf9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2addf9] bg-[#2addf9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2addf9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.867, blue: 0.976)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2addf9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2addf9 on white: 1.64:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2addf9 on black: 12.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green86.7%
Blue97.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan83.1%
Magenta11.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)2.4%

Color previews

#2addf9 text on a black background

contrast 12.81:1

Card sample

#2addf9 text on a white background

contrast 1.64:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2addf9;
Background color
Panel with #2addf9 background
background-color: #2addf9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2addf9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 221, 249, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 221, 249, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2addf9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2addf9, #2A53F9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2addf9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2addf9 in the Color Lab