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#2bb0eb

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

RGB
43, 176, 235
HSL
198°, 83%, 55%
CMYK
82, 25, 0, 8
Luminance
0.3756

Every format

HEX#2bb0eb
RGBrgb(43, 176, 235)
HSLhsl(198, 83%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 25%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(67.7 -14.7 -39.3)
LCHlch(67.7 41.9 249.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.715 0.138 233.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2bb0eb;
background-color: #2bb0eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2bb0eb] bg-[#2bb0eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2bb0eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.690, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2bb0eb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2bb0eb on white: 2.47:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2bb0eb on black: 8.51:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green69.0%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.7%
Magenta25.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#2bb0eb text on a black background

contrast 8.51:1

Card sample

#2bb0eb text on a white background

contrast 2.47:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2bb0eb;
Background color
Panel with #2bb0eb background
background-color: #2bb0eb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2bb0eb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 176, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 176, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2bb0eb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bb0eb, #2B30EB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2bb0eb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2bb0eb in the Color Lab