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#2bbcee

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

RGB
43, 188, 238
HSL
195°, 85%, 55%
CMYK
82, 21, 0, 7
Luminance
0.4265

Every format

HEX#2bbcee
RGBrgb(43, 188, 238)
HSLhsl(195, 85%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 21%, 0%, 7%)
LABlab(71.3 -20.0 -35.3)
LCHlch(71.3 40.5 240.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.744 0.135 227.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2bbcee;
background-color: #2bbcee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2bbcee] bg-[#2bbcee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2bbcee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.169, green: 0.737, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2bbcee")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2bbcee on white: 2.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2bbcee on black: 9.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red16.9%
Green73.7%
Blue93.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.9%
Magenta21.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%

Color previews

#2bbcee text on a black background

contrast 9.53:1

Card sample

#2bbcee text on a white background

contrast 2.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(43, 188, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(43, 188, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2bbcee;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2bbcee, #2B3AEE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2bbcee

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #2bbcee in the Color Lab