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#2cacec

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

RGB
44, 172, 236
HSL
200°, 84%, 55%
CMYK
81, 27, 0, 8
Luminance
0.3610

Every format

HEX#2cacec
RGBrgb(44, 172, 236)
HSLhsl(200, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 27%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(66.6 -12.1 -41.5)
LCHlch(66.6 43.3 253.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.706 0.141 236.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2cacec;
background-color: #2cacec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2cacec] bg-[#2cacec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2cacec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.675, blue: 0.925)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2cacec")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2cacec on white: 2.55:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2cacec on black: 8.22:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green67.5%
Blue92.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.4%
Magenta27.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#2cacec text on a black background

contrast 8.22:1

Card sample

#2cacec text on a white background

contrast 2.55:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 172, 236, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 172, 236, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2cacec;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cacec, #2C2CEC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2cacec

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2cacec in the Color Lab