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#2baddb

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

RGB
43, 173, 219
HSL
196°, 71%, 51%
CMYK
80, 21, 0, 14
Luminance
0.3552

Every format

HEX#2baddb
RGBrgb(43, 173, 219)
HSLhsl(196, 71%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 21%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(66.2 -18.6 -32.9)
LCHlch(66.2 37.8 240.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.700 0.125 227.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2baddb;
background-color: #2baddb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2baddb] bg-[#2baddb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2baddb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.678, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2baddb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2baddb on white: 2.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2baddb on black: 8.10:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green67.8%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.4%
Magenta21.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#2baddb text on a black background

contrast 8.10:1

Card sample

#2baddb text on a white background

contrast 2.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 173, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 173, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2baddb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2baddb, #2B38DB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2baddb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2baddb in the Color Lab