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#2caeee

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

RGB
44, 174, 238
HSL
200°, 85%, 55%
CMYK
82, 27, 0, 7
Luminance
0.3698

Every format

HEX#2caeee
RGBrgb(44, 174, 238)
HSLhsl(200, 85%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 27%, 0%, 7%)
LABlab(67.3 -12.5 -41.6)
LCHlch(67.3 43.4 253.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.712 0.141 236.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2caeee;
background-color: #2caeee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2caeee] bg-[#2caeee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2caeee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.682, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2caeee")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2caeee on white: 2.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2caeee on black: 8.40:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green68.2%
Blue93.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.5%
Magenta26.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%

Color previews

#2caeee text on a black background

contrast 8.40:1

Card sample

#2caeee text on a white background

contrast 2.50:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 174, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 174, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2caeee;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2caeee, #2C2DEE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2caeee

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2caeee in the Color Lab