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#2ab3ff

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

RGB
42, 179, 255
HSL
201°, 100%, 58%
CMYK
84, 30, 0, 0
Luminance
0.3995

Every format

HEX#2ab3ff
RGBrgb(42, 179, 255)
HSLhsl(201, 100%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 30%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(69.4 -9.5 -47.4)
LCHlch(69.4 48.3 258.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.732 0.156 239.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ab3ff;
background-color: #2ab3ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ab3ff] bg-[#2ab3ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ab3ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.165, green: 0.702, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ab3ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ab3ff on white: 2.34:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ab3ff on black: 8.99:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.5%
Green70.2%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan83.5%
Magenta29.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#2ab3ff text on a black background

contrast 8.99:1

Card sample

#2ab3ff text on a white background

contrast 2.34:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ab3ff;
Background color
Panel with #2ab3ff background
background-color: #2ab3ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ab3ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(42, 179, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(42, 179, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ab3ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ab3ff, #2F2AFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ab3ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2ab3ff in the Color Lab