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#2cace5

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

RGB
44, 172, 229
HSL
199°, 78%, 54%
CMYK
81, 25, 0, 10
Luminance
0.3570

Every format

HEX#2cace5
RGBrgb(44, 172, 229)
HSLhsl(199, 78%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 25%, 0%, 10%)
LABlab(66.3 -14.5 -38.2)
LCHlch(66.3 40.8 249.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.703 0.134 233.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2cace5;
background-color: #2cace5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2cace5] bg-[#2cace5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2cace5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.675, blue: 0.898)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2cace5")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2cace5 on white: 2.58:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2cace5 on black: 8.14:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green67.5%
Blue89.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.8%
Magenta24.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.2%

Color previews

#2cace5 text on a black background

contrast 8.14:1

Card sample

#2cace5 text on a white background

contrast 2.58:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2cace5;
Background color
Panel with #2cace5 background
background-color: #2cace5;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2cace5;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 172, 229, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 172, 229, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2cace5;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cace5, #2C30E5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2cace5

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2cace5 in the Color Lab