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#2ab2fb

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
42, 178, 251
HSL
201°, 96%, 58%
CMYK
83, 29, 0, 2
Luminance
0.3930

Every format

HEX#2ab2fb
RGBrgb(42, 178, 251)
HSLhsl(201, 96%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 29%, 0%, 2%)
LABlab(69.0 -10.3 -46.0)
LCHlch(69.0 47.1 257.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.727 0.152 238.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ab2fb;
background-color: #2ab2fb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ab2fb] bg-[#2ab2fb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ab2fb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.698, blue: 0.984)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ab2fb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ab2fb on white: 2.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ab2fb on black: 8.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green69.8%
Blue98.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan83.3%
Magenta29.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)1.6%

Color previews

#2ab2fb text on a black background

contrast 8.86:1

Card sample

#2ab2fb text on a white background

contrast 2.37:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ab2fb;
Background color
Panel with #2ab2fb background
background-color: #2ab2fb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ab2fb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 178, 251, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 178, 251, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ab2fb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ab2fb, #2E2AFB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ab2fb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ab2fb in the Color Lab