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#2cacf1

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

RGB
44, 172, 241
HSL
201°, 88%, 56%
CMYK
82, 29, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3639

Every format

HEX#2cacf1
RGBrgb(44, 172, 241)
HSLhsl(201, 88%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 29%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(66.8 -10.3 -43.9)
LCHlch(66.8 45.1 256.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.709 0.146 238.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2cacf1;
background-color: #2cacf1;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2cacf1] bg-[#2cacf1]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2cacf1;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.675, blue: 0.945)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2cacf1")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2cacf1 on white: 2.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2cacf1 on black: 8.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

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

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.7%
Magenta28.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.5%

Color previews

#2cacf1 text on a black background

contrast 8.28:1

Card sample

#2cacf1 text on a white background

contrast 2.54:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2cacf1;
Background color
Panel with #2cacf1 background
background-color: #2cacf1;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2cacf1;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 172, 241, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 172, 241, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2cacf1;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cacf1, #2F2CF1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2cacf1

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2cacf1 in the Color Lab