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#2ba4cc

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
43, 164, 204
HSL
195°, 65%, 48%
CMYK
79, 20, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3142

Every format

HEX#2ba4cc
RGBrgb(43, 164, 204)
HSLhsl(195, 65%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 20%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(62.9 -18.9 -29.7)
LCHlch(62.9 35.1 237.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.672 0.117 225.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ba4cc;
background-color: #2ba4cc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ba4cc] bg-[#2ba4cc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ba4cc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.643, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ba4cc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ba4cc on white: 2.88:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ba4cc on black: 7.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green64.3%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.9%
Magenta19.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#2ba4cc text on a black background

contrast 7.28:1

Card sample

#2ba4cc text on a white background

contrast 2.88:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ba4cc;
Background color
Panel with #2ba4cc background
background-color: #2ba4cc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ba4cc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 164, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 164, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ba4cc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ba4cc, #2B39CC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ba4cc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ba4cc in the Color Lab