What the Thick Canyon down Waiting

#2aadff RGB(42,173,255)

About this color

What the Thick Canyon down Waiting occupies the medium, intense end of the blue spectrum, defined by its coordinates #2aadff — RGB(42, 173, 255).

#2aadffRGB(42, 173, 255)

HSL 203° · 100% saturation · 58% lightness

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Psychology

Blue at medium lightness is the colour of trust and communication — widely associated with stability, focus, and honesty.

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History

Blue has been among the most valued pigments throughout history — ultramarine, ground from lapis lazuli, was once worth more than gold and reserved for the robes of the Virgin Mary in medieval painting.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, complement this blue with amber and warm orange for high-contrast energy, or stay within blue-green and violet neighbours for a serene, cohesive feel.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Thick Canyon down Waiting
HEX
#2aadff
RGB
rgb(42,173,255)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,67.8%,100%)
HSL
hsl(203,100%,58%)
HSV
hsv(203,84%,100%)
CMYK
cmyk(84,32,0,0)
LAB
lab(68,-6,-50)
LCH
lch(68,50,263)
sRGB
(0.165,0.678,1)
HEX8
#2aadffff
CSS Name
Decimal
042173255

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
100%
Hue
203°
Chroma
50
Temperature
WarmCool
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