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#2ba9ec

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
43, 169, 236
HSL
201°, 84%, 55%
CMYK
82, 28, 0, 8
Luminance
0.3495

Every format

HEX#2ba9ec
RGBrgb(43, 169, 236)
HSLhsl(201, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 28%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(65.7 -10.5 -42.9)
LCHlch(65.7 44.2 256.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.699 0.143 238.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ba9ec;
background-color: #2ba9ec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ba9ec] bg-[#2ba9ec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ba9ec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.663, blue: 0.925)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ba9ec")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ba9ec on white: 2.63:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ba9ec on black: 7.99:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green66.3%
Blue92.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.8%
Magenta28.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#2ba9ec text on a black background

contrast 7.99:1

Card sample

#2ba9ec text on a white background

contrast 2.63:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ba9ec;
Background color
Panel with #2ba9ec background
background-color: #2ba9ec;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ba9ec;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 169, 236, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 169, 236, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ba9ec;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ba9ec, #2E2BEC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ba9ec

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ba9ec in the Color Lab