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#2bc9dd

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

RGB
43, 201, 221
HSL
187°, 72%, 52%
CMYK
81, 9, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4751

Every format

HEX#2bc9dd
RGBrgb(43, 201, 221)
HSLhsl(187, 72%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 9%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(74.5 -32.0 -21.1)
LCHlch(74.5 38.3 213.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.768 0.124 208.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2bc9dd;
background-color: #2bc9dd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2bc9dd] bg-[#2bc9dd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2bc9dd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.788, blue: 0.867)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2bc9dd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2bc9dd on white: 2.00:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2bc9dd on black: 10.50:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green78.8%
Blue86.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.5%
Magenta9.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#2bc9dd text on a black background

contrast 10.50:1

Card sample

#2bc9dd text on a white background

contrast 2.00:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2bc9dd;
Background color
Panel with #2bc9dd background
background-color: #2bc9dd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2bc9dd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 201, 221, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 201, 221, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2bc9dd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bc9dd, #2B53DD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2bc9dd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2bc9dd in the Color Lab