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#2AA0DF Color

#2AA0DF is rgb(42, 160, 223) in RGB, hsl(201, 74%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 28%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Electric Blue (#0892D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2AA0DF
HEX#2AA0DF
RGBrgb(42, 160, 223)
HSLhsl(201, 74%, 52%)
HSVhsv(201, 81%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 28%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.136 238.1)
LABlab(61.82% -16.14 -41.74)
LCHlch(61.82% 44.75 248.85)

What #2AA0DF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2AA0DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Electric Blue#0892D0ΔE 5.26Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 5.41Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 5.81Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 6.63Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 6.68Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 7.85

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#2AA0DF Channel Values

How #2AA0DF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 42 · G 160 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 74% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 81% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2AA0DF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2AA0DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2AA0DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2AA0DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2AA0DF
Complementary
#DF692A
Analogous
#2ADFC4
Analogous
#2A45DF
Triadic
#DF2AA0
Triadic
#A0DF2A
Split comp.
#DF2A45
Split comp.
#DFC42A

Tints & Shades of #2AA0DF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#49AEE4
#64BAE8
#83C7EC
#9DD3F0
#BCE1F5
#D7EDF9

Shades

#1E8CC8
#1976A9
#15618A
#114E6F
#0C3850
#072231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2AA0DF.

How #2AA0DF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2AA0DF
Protanopia#9494DF
Protanomaly#7899DF
Deuteranopia#8787E0
Deuteranomaly#6E92E0
Tritanopia#00AAAA
Tritanomaly#00A6C1
Achromatopsia#979797

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Using #2AA0DF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2aa0df: #2AA0DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2AA0DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2aa0df': '#2AA0DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.165, green: 0.627, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_2aa0df">#2AA0DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#2AA0DF"

More Blue Colors

#2AA0DF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#2AA0DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2AA0DF?

#2AA0DF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(42, 160, 223) in RGB and hsl(201, 74%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Electric Blue (#0892D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #2AA0DF?

#2AA0DF is rgb(42, 160, 223) — red 42, green 160, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2AA0DF?

#2AA0DF converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 28%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2AA0DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2AA0DF scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2AA0DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2AA0DF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 12.9, which is visibly different.

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