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#2cadf4

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

RGB
44, 173, 244
HSL
201°, 90%, 57%
CMYK
82, 29, 0, 4
Luminance
0.3695

Every format

HEX#2cadf4
RGBrgb(44, 173, 244)
HSLhsl(201, 90%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 29%, 0%, 4%)
LABlab(67.2 -9.8 -44.9)
LCHlch(67.2 45.9 257.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.713 0.148 239.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2cadf4;
background-color: #2cadf4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2cadf4] bg-[#2cadf4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2cadf4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.678, blue: 0.957)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2cadf4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2cadf4 on white: 2.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2cadf4 on black: 8.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green67.8%
Blue95.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.0%
Magenta29.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)4.3%

Color previews

#2cadf4 text on a black background

contrast 8.39:1

Card sample

#2cadf4 text on a white background

contrast 2.50:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2cadf4;
Background color
Panel with #2cadf4 background
background-color: #2cadf4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2cadf4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 173, 244, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 173, 244, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2cadf4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cadf4, #302CF4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2cadf4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2cadf4 in the Color Lab