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#2cbaed

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

RGB
44, 186, 237
HSL
196°, 84%, 55%
CMYK
81, 22, 0, 7
Luminance
0.4177

Every format

HEX#2cbaed
RGBrgb(44, 186, 237)
HSLhsl(196, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 22%, 0%, 7%)
LABlab(70.7 -19.2 -35.6)
LCHlch(70.7 40.5 241.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.739 0.135 228.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2cbaed;
background-color: #2cbaed;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2cbaed] bg-[#2cbaed]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2cbaed;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.729, blue: 0.929)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2cbaed")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2cbaed on white: 2.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2cbaed on black: 9.35:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green72.9%
Blue92.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.4%
Magenta21.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.1%

Color previews

#2cbaed text on a black background

contrast 9.35:1

Card sample

#2cbaed text on a white background

contrast 2.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 186, 237, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 186, 237, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2cbaed;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cbaed, #2C39ED);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2cbaed

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2cbaed in the Color Lab