#2a9cd3
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
42, 156, 211
HSL
200°, 67%, 50%
CMYK
80, 26, 0, 17
Luminance
0.2897
Every format
| HEX | #2a9cd3 |
| RGB | rgb(42, 156, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 67%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80%, 26%, 0%, 17%) |
| LAB | lab(60.8 -12.2 -36.9) |
| LCH | lch(60.8 38.8 251.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.656 0.127 235.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2a9cd3;
background-color: #2a9cd3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2a9cd3] bg-[#2a9cd3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2a9cd3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.612, blue: 0.827)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2a9cd3")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2a9cd3 on white: 3.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2a9cd3 on black: 6.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.5%
Green61.2%
Blue82.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan80.1%
Magenta26.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.3%
Color previews
#2a9cd3 text on a black background
contrast 6.79:1
Card sample
#2a9cd3 text on a white background
contrast 3.09:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2a9cd3;
Background color
Panel with #2a9cd3 background
background-color: #2a9cd3;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2a9cd3;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 156, 211, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 156, 211, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2a9cd3; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a9cd3, #2A2BD3);