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#2baedc

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

RGB
43, 174, 220
HSL
196°, 72%, 52%
CMYK
81, 21, 0, 14
Luminance
0.3595

Every format

HEX#2baedc
RGBrgb(43, 174, 220)
HSLhsl(196, 72%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 21%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(66.5 -18.7 -32.9)
LCHlch(66.5 37.9 240.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.703 0.126 227.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2baedc;
background-color: #2baedc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2baedc] bg-[#2baedc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2baedc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.682, blue: 0.863)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2baedc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2baedc on white: 2.56:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2baedc on black: 8.19:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green68.2%
Blue86.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.5%
Magenta20.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.7%

Color previews

#2baedc text on a black background

contrast 8.19:1

Card sample

#2baedc text on a white background

contrast 2.56:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 174, 220, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 174, 220, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2baedc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2baedc, #2B38DC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2baedc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2baedc in the Color Lab