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#2cacf0

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

RGB
44, 172, 240
HSL
201°, 87%, 56%
CMYK
82, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3633

Every format

HEX#2cacf0
RGBrgb(44, 172, 240)
HSLhsl(201, 87%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 28%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(66.8 -10.7 -43.4)
LCHlch(66.8 44.7 256.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.708 0.145 238.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2cacf0;
background-color: #2cacf0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2cacf0] bg-[#2cacf0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2cacf0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.675, blue: 0.941)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2cacf0")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2cacf0 on white: 2.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2cacf0 on black: 8.27:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green67.5%
Blue94.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.7%
Magenta28.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#2cacf0 text on a black background

contrast 8.27:1

Card sample

#2cacf0 text on a white background

contrast 2.54:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2cacf0;
Background color
Panel with #2cacf0 background
background-color: #2cacf0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2cacf0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 172, 240, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 172, 240, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2cacf0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cacf0, #2F2CF0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2cacf0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2cacf0 in the Color Lab