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#2ba9db

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

RGB
43, 169, 219
HSL
197°, 71%, 51%
CMYK
80, 23, 0, 14
Luminance
0.3400

Every format

HEX#2ba9db
RGBrgb(43, 169, 219)
HSLhsl(197, 71%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 23%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(65.0 -16.4 -34.7)
LCHlch(65.0 38.4 244.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.691 0.127 230.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ba9db;
background-color: #2ba9db;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ba9db] bg-[#2ba9db]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ba9db;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.663, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ba9db")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ba9db on white: 2.69:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ba9db on black: 7.80:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green66.3%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.4%
Magenta22.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#2ba9db text on a black background

contrast 7.80:1

Card sample

#2ba9db text on a white background

contrast 2.69:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ba9db;
Background color
Panel with #2ba9db background
background-color: #2ba9db;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ba9db;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 169, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 169, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ba9db;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ba9db, #2B34DB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ba9db

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ba9db in the Color Lab