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#2ba5db

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

RGB
43, 165, 219
HSL
198°, 71%, 51%
CMYK
80, 25, 0, 14
Luminance
0.3254

Every format

HEX#2ba5db
RGBrgb(43, 165, 219)
HSLhsl(198, 71%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 25%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(63.8 -14.3 -36.6)
LCHlch(63.8 39.3 248.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.681 0.129 233.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ba5db;
background-color: #2ba5db;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ba5db] bg-[#2ba5db]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ba5db;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.647, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ba5db")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ba5db on white: 2.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ba5db on black: 7.51:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green64.7%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.4%
Magenta24.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#2ba5db text on a black background

contrast 7.51:1

Card sample

#2ba5db text on a white background

contrast 2.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ba5db;
Background color
Panel with #2ba5db background
background-color: #2ba5db;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ba5db;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 165, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 165, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ba5db;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ba5db, #2B30DB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ba5db

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ba5db in the Color Lab