#2aadef
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
42, 173, 239
HSL
200°, 86%, 55%
CMYK
82, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3661
Every format
| HEX | #2aadef |
| RGB | rgb(42, 173, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 86%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82%, 28%, 0%, 6%) |
| LAB | lab(67.0 -11.8 -42.5) |
| LCH | lch(67.0 44.1 254.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.710 0.144 237.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #2aadef;
background-color: #2aadef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2aadef] bg-[#2aadef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2aadef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.678, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2aadef")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#2aadef on white: 2.52:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#2aadef on black: 8.32:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red16.5%
Green67.8%
Blue93.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan82.4%
Magenta27.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%
Color previews
#2aadef text on a black background
contrast 8.32:1
Card sample
#2aadef text on a white background
contrast 2.52:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #2aadef;
Background color
Panel with #2aadef background
background-color: #2aadef;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2aadef;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 173, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 173, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2aadef; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2aadef, #2A2AEF);