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#2badfd

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

RGB
43, 173, 253
HSL
203°, 98%, 58%
CMYK
83, 32, 0, 1
Luminance
0.3749

Every format

HEX#2badfd
RGBrgb(43, 173, 253)
HSLhsl(203, 98%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 32%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(67.6 -6.8 -49.1)
LCHlch(67.6 49.6 262.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.717 0.158 242.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2badfd;
background-color: #2badfd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2badfd] bg-[#2badfd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2badfd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.678, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2badfd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2badfd on white: 2.47:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2badfd on black: 8.50:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green67.8%
Blue99.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan83.0%
Magenta31.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#2badfd text on a black background

contrast 8.50:1

Card sample

#2badfd text on a white background

contrast 2.47:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 173, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 173, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2badfd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2badfd, #352BFD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2badfd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2badfd in the Color Lab