#30AADF Color

#30AADF is rgb(48, 170, 223) in RGB, hsl(198, 73%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(78%, 24%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Twitter Blue (#26A7DE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#30AADF

HEX#30AADF

RGBrgb(48, 170, 223)

HSLhsl(198, 73%, 53%)

HSVhsv(198, 78%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(78%, 24%, 0%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.129 232.3)

LABlab(64.92% -20.37 -36.91)

LCHlch(64.92% 42.15 241.10)

What #30AADF 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 #30AADF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 1.64 Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 3.46 Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 7.08 Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 8.29 Carolina Blue#4B9CD3ΔE 8.67 Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 9.94

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#30AADF Channel Values

How #30AADF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 48 · G 170 · B 223	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 198° · S 73% · L 53%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 198° · S 78% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 78% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.64:1 vs white · 7.94:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #30AADF 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 text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #30AADF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #30AADF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #30AADF

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.

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Shades

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How #30AADF 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#30AADF

Protanopia#9D9DDF

Protanomaly#80A3DF

Deuteranopia#9090E0

Deuteranomaly#759BE0

Tritanopia#00B2B2

Tritanomaly#0DAFC6

Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

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Using #30AADF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-30aadf: #30AADF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #30AADF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-30aadf': '#30AADF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.667, blue: 0.875)

Android XML<color name="color_30aadf">#30AADF</color>

SVG fillfill="#30AADF"

More Teal Colors

#30AADF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#30AADF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #30AADF?

#30AADF is a mid-tone teal — rgb(48, 170, 223) in RGB and hsl(198, 73%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Twitter Blue (#26A7DE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.64.

What is the RGB value of #30AADF?

#30AADF is rgb(48, 170, 223) — red 48, green 170, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #30AADF?

#30AADF converts to approximately cmyk(78%, 24%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #30AADF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #30AADF scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #30AADF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #30AADF 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 10.28, which is visibly different.

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