#2aacef
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
42, 172, 239
HSL
200°, 86%, 55%
CMYK
82, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3623
Every format
| HEX | #2aacef |
| RGB | rgb(42, 172, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 86%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82%, 28%, 0%, 6%) |
| LAB | lab(66.7 -11.2 -43.0) |
| LCH | lch(66.7 44.5 255.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.707 0.144 237.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2aacef;
background-color: #2aacef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2aacef] bg-[#2aacef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2aacef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.675, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2aacef")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2aacef on white: 2.55:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2aacef on black: 8.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.5%
Green67.5%
Blue93.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan82.4%
Magenta28.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%
Color previews
#2aacef text on a black background
contrast 8.25:1
Card sample
#2aacef text on a white background
contrast 2.55:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2aacef;
Background color
Panel with #2aacef background
background-color: #2aacef;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2aacef;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 172, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 172, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2aacef; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aacef, #2B2AEF);