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#2cadf3

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

RGB
44, 173, 243
HSL
201°, 89%, 56%
CMYK
82, 29, 0, 5
Luminance
0.3689

Every format

HEX#2cadf3
RGBrgb(44, 173, 243)
HSLhsl(201, 89%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 29%, 0%, 5%)
LABlab(67.2 -10.2 -44.4)
LCHlch(67.2 45.6 257.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.712 0.147 238.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2cadf3;
background-color: #2cadf3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2cadf3] bg-[#2cadf3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2cadf3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.678, blue: 0.953)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2cadf3")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2cadf3 on white: 2.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2cadf3 on black: 8.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green67.8%
Blue95.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.9%
Magenta28.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)4.7%

Color previews

#2cadf3 text on a black background

contrast 8.38:1

Card sample

#2cadf3 text on a white background

contrast 2.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2cadf3;
Background color
Panel with #2cadf3 background
background-color: #2cadf3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2cadf3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 173, 243, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 173, 243, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2cadf3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cadf3, #302CF3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2cadf3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2cadf3 in the Color Lab