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#2baeef

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

RGB
43, 174, 239
HSL
200°, 86%, 55%
CMYK
82, 27, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3702

Every format

HEX#2baeef
RGBrgb(43, 174, 239)
HSLhsl(200, 86%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 27%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(67.3 -12.2 -42.1)
LCHlch(67.3 43.8 253.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.712 0.143 236.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2baeef;
background-color: #2baeef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2baeef] bg-[#2baeef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2baeef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.682, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2baeef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2baeef on white: 2.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2baeef on black: 8.40:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green68.2%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.0%
Magenta27.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#2baeef text on a black background

contrast 8.40:1

Card sample

#2baeef text on a white background

contrast 2.50:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 174, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 174, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2baeef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2baeef, #2B2BEF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2baeef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2baeef in the Color Lab