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#2ae9fd

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

RGB
42, 233, 253
HSL
186°, 98%, 58%
CMYK
83, 8, 0, 1
Luminance
0.6586

Every format

HEX#2ae9fd
RGBrgb(42, 233, 253)
HSLhsl(186, 98%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 8%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(84.9 -37.4 -22.4)
LCHlch(84.9 43.5 210.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.856 0.141 206.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ae9fd;
background-color: #2ae9fd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ae9fd] bg-[#2ae9fd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ae9fd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.914, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ae9fd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ae9fd on white: 1.48:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ae9fd on black: 14.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green91.4%
Blue99.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan83.4%
Magenta7.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#2ae9fd text on a black background

contrast 14.17:1

Card sample

#2ae9fd text on a white background

contrast 1.48:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ae9fd;
Background color
Panel with #2ae9fd background
background-color: #2ae9fd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ae9fd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 233, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 233, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ae9fd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ae9fd, #2A5CFD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ae9fd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ae9fd in the Color Lab