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#30B2FD Color

#30B2FD is rgb(48, 178, 253) in RGB, hsl(202, 98%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 30%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#30B2FD
HEX#30B2FD
RGBrgb(48, 178, 253)
HSLhsl(202, 98%, 59%)
HSVhsv(202, 81%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 30%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.153 240.1)
LABlab(68.41% -15.91 -47.78)
LCHlch(68.41% 50.36 251.59)

What #30B2FD 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 #30B2FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 5.36Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 5.92Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 9.4Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 9.81Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 10.84Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 11.55

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

#30B2FD Channel Values

How #30B2FD 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 48 · G 178 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 98% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 81% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #30B2FD 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #30B2FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #30B2FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #30B2FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#30B2FD
Complementary
#FD7B30
Analogous
#30FDE2
Analogous
#304BFD
Triadic
#FD30B2
Triadic
#B2FD30
Split comp.
#FD304B
Split comp.
#FDE230

Tints & Shades of #30B2FD

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

#4EBDFD
#68C6FD
#86D2FE
#9FDBFE
#BDE7FE
#D7F0FF

Shades

#08A3FD
#028AD9
#0271B1
#015A8D
#014065
#01273D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #30B2FD.

How #30B2FD 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#30B2FD
Protanopia#A5A5FD
Protanomaly#85AAFD
Deuteranopia#9797FE
Deuteranomaly#7BA2FE
Tritanopia#00BEBE
Tritanomaly#00B9DA
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #30B2FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-30b2fd: #30B2FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #30B2FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-30b2fd': '#30B2FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.698, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_30b2fd">#30B2FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#30B2FD"

More Blue Colors

#30B2FD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#30B2FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #30B2FD?

#30B2FD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(48, 178, 253) in RGB and hsl(202, 98%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #30B2FD?

#30B2FD is rgb(48, 178, 253) — red 48, green 178, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #30B2FD?

#30B2FD converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 30%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #30B2FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #30B2FD scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #30B2FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #30B2FD 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 9.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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