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#2cbdef

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

RGB
44, 189, 239
HSL
195°, 86%, 56%
CMYK
82, 21, 0, 6
Luminance
0.4316

Every format

HEX#2cbdef
RGBrgb(44, 189, 239)
HSLhsl(195, 86%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 21%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(71.7 -20.1 -35.3)
LCHlch(71.7 40.6 240.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.747 0.135 227.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2cbdef;
background-color: #2cbdef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2cbdef] bg-[#2cbdef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2cbdef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.741, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2cbdef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2cbdef on white: 2.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2cbdef on black: 9.63:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green74.1%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.6%
Magenta20.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#2cbdef text on a black background

contrast 9.63:1

Card sample

#2cbdef text on a white background

contrast 2.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 189, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 189, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2cbdef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cbdef, #2C3BEF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2cbdef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2cbdef in the Color Lab