#2aa8df
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
42, 168, 223
HSL
198°, 74%, 52%
CMYK
81, 25, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3383
Every format
| HEX | #2aa8df |
| RGB | rgb(42, 168, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 74%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81%, 25%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(64.8 -14.6 -37.1) |
| LCH | lch(64.8 39.9 248.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.690 0.131 233.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2aa8df;
background-color: #2aa8df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2aa8df] bg-[#2aa8df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2aa8df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.659, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2aa8df")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2aa8df on white: 2.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2aa8df on black: 7.77:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.5%
Green65.9%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan81.2%
Magenta24.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#2aa8df text on a black background
contrast 7.77:1
Card sample
#2aa8df text on a white background
contrast 2.70:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2aa8df;
Background color
Panel with #2aa8df background
background-color: #2aa8df;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2aa8df;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 168, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 168, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2aa8df; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aa8df, #2A30DF);