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#2caddc

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

RGB
44, 173, 220
HSL
196°, 72%, 52%
CMYK
80, 21, 0, 14
Luminance
0.3559

Every format

HEX#2caddc
RGBrgb(44, 173, 220)
HSLhsl(196, 72%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 21%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(66.2 -18.1 -33.4)
LCHlch(66.2 38.0 241.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.701 0.126 228.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2caddc;
background-color: #2caddc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2caddc] bg-[#2caddc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2caddc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.678, blue: 0.863)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2caddc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2caddc on white: 2.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2caddc on black: 8.12:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green67.8%
Blue86.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.0%
Magenta21.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.7%

Color previews

#2caddc text on a black background

contrast 8.12:1

Card sample

#2caddc text on a white background

contrast 2.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 173, 220, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 173, 220, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2caddc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caddc, #2C38DC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2caddc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2caddc in the Color Lab