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#2ba4df

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

RGB
43, 164, 223
HSL
200°, 74%, 52%
CMYK
81, 27, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3239

Every format

HEX#2ba4df
RGBrgb(43, 164, 223)
HSLhsl(200, 74%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 27%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(63.7 -12.3 -39.0)
LCHlch(63.7 40.9 252.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.681 0.133 235.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ba4df;
background-color: #2ba4df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ba4df] bg-[#2ba4df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ba4df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.643, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ba4df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ba4df on white: 2.81:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ba4df on black: 7.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green64.3%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.7%
Magenta26.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#2ba4df text on a black background

contrast 7.48:1

Card sample

#2ba4df text on a white background

contrast 2.81:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ba4df;
Background color
Panel with #2ba4df background
background-color: #2ba4df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ba4df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 164, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 164, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ba4df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ba4df, #2B2CDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ba4df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ba4df in the Color Lab