diff --git a/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Helpers/ColorRepresentationHelper.cs b/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Helpers/ColorRepresentationHelper.cs
index e7bbbf1f97..ddfb551fb7 100644
--- a/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Helpers/ColorRepresentationHelper.cs
+++ b/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/Helpers/ColorRepresentationHelper.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace ColorPicker.Helpers
                 ColorRepresentationType.RGB => ColorToRGB(color),
                 ColorRepresentationType.CIELAB => ColorToCIELAB(color),
                 ColorRepresentationType.CIEXYZ => ColorToCIEXYZ(color),
+                ColorRepresentationType.HEX2 => ColorToHex2(color),
 
                 // Fall-back value, when "_userSettings.CopiedColorRepresentation.Value" is incorrect
                 _ => ColorToHex(color),
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ namespace ColorPicker.Helpers
         /// <param name="color">The see cref="Color"/> for the hexadecimal presentation</param>
         /// <returns>A hexadecimal <see cref="string"/> representation of a RGB color</returns>
         private static string ColorToHex(Color color)
-            => $"#{color.R.ToString("X2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}"
+            => $"{color.R.ToString("X2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}"
              + $"{color.G.ToString("X2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}"
              + $"{color.B.ToString("X2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}";
 
@@ -234,5 +235,17 @@ namespace ColorPicker.Helpers
                    $", {y.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}" +
                    $", {z.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)})";
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Return a hexadecimal <see cref="string"/> representation of a RGB color in lowercase and # included
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="color">The see cref="Color"/> for the hexadecimal presentation</param>
+        /// <returns>A hexadecimal <see cref="string"/> representation of a RGB color</returns>
+        private static string ColorToHex2(Color color)
+#pragma warning disable CA1304 // Specify CultureInfo
+            => $"#{color.R.ToString("X2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture).ToLower()}"
+             + $"{color.G.ToString("X2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture).ToLower()}"
+             + $"{color.B.ToString("X2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture).ToLower()}";
+#pragma warning restore CA1304 // Specify CultureInfo
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ViewModels/ColorEditorViewModel.cs b/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ViewModels/ColorEditorViewModel.cs
index 03966566b3..3b26718336 100644
--- a/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ViewModels/ColorEditorViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ViewModels/ColorEditorViewModel.cs
@@ -215,6 +215,13 @@ namespace ColorPicker.ViewModels
                     Convert = (Color color) => { return ColorRepresentationHelper.GetStringRepresentationFromMediaColor(color, ColorRepresentationType.CIEXYZ); },
                 });
 
+            _allColorRepresentations.Add(
+               new ColorFormatModel()
+               {
+                   FormatName = ColorRepresentationType.HEX2.ToString(),
+                   Convert = (Color color) => { return ColorRepresentationHelper.GetStringRepresentationFromMediaColor(color, ColorRepresentationType.HEX2); },
+               });
+
             _userSettings.VisibleColorFormats.CollectionChanged += VisibleColorFormats_CollectionChanged;
 
             // Any other custom format to be added here as well that are read from settings
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/Enumerations/ColorRepresentationType.cs b/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/Enumerations/ColorRepresentationType.cs
index 5b592f22a1..c50d704a80 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/Enumerations/ColorRepresentationType.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/Enumerations/ColorRepresentationType.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Enumerations
     public enum ColorRepresentationType
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Color presentation as hexadecimal color value without the alpha-value (e.g. #0055FF)
+        /// Color presentation as hexadecimal color value without the alpha-value (e.g. 0055FF)
         /// </summary>
         HEX = 0,
 
@@ -65,5 +65,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Enumerations
         /// Color presentation as CIEXYZ color space (X[0..95], Y[0..100], Z[0..109]
         /// </summary>
         CIEXYZ = 10,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Color presentation as hexadecimal color value without the alpha-value - lowercase and with # (e.g. #0055FF)
+        /// </summary>
+        HEX2 = 11,
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/ViewModels/ColorPickerViewModel.cs b/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/ViewModels/ColorPickerViewModel.cs
index ba4a756734..f4d16846ca 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/ViewModels/ColorPickerViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/ViewModels/ColorPickerViewModel.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.ViewModels
             SelectableColorRepresentations = new Dictionary<ColorRepresentationType, string>
             {
                 { ColorRepresentationType.CMYK, "CMYK - cmyk(100%, 50%, 75%, 0%)" },
-                { ColorRepresentationType.HEX,  "HEX - #FFAA00" },
+                { ColorRepresentationType.HEX,  "HEX - FFAA00" },
                 { ColorRepresentationType.HSB,  "HSB - hsb(100, 50%, 75%)" },
                 { ColorRepresentationType.HSI,  "HSI - hsi(100, 50%, 75%)" },
                 { ColorRepresentationType.HSL,  "HSL - hsl(100, 50%, 75%)" },
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.ViewModels
                 { ColorRepresentationType.RGB,  "RGB - rgb(100, 50, 75)" },
                 { ColorRepresentationType.CIELAB, "CIE LAB - CIELab(76, 21, 80)" },
                 { ColorRepresentationType.CIEXYZ, "CIE XYZ - xyz(56, 50, 7)" },
+                { ColorRepresentationType.HEX2, "HEX - #ffaa00" },
             };
 
             GeneralSettingsConfig = settingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
@@ -198,8 +199,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.ViewModels
             var ncolFormatName = ColorRepresentationType.NCol.ToString();
             var cielabFormatName = ColorRepresentationType.CIELAB.ToString();
             var ciexyzFormatName = ColorRepresentationType.CIEXYZ.ToString();
+            var hex2FormatName = ColorRepresentationType.HEX2.ToString();
 
-            formatsUnordered.Add(new ColorFormatModel(hexFormatName, "#EF68FF", visibleFormats.ContainsKey(hexFormatName) && visibleFormats[hexFormatName]));
+            formatsUnordered.Add(new ColorFormatModel(hexFormatName, "EF68FF", visibleFormats.ContainsKey(hexFormatName) && visibleFormats[hexFormatName]));
             formatsUnordered.Add(new ColorFormatModel(rgbFormatName, "rgb(239, 104, 255)", visibleFormats.ContainsKey(rgbFormatName) && visibleFormats[rgbFormatName]));
             formatsUnordered.Add(new ColorFormatModel(hslFormatName, "hsl(294, 100%, 70%)", visibleFormats.ContainsKey(hslFormatName) && visibleFormats[hslFormatName]));
             formatsUnordered.Add(new ColorFormatModel(hsvFormatName, "hsv(294, 59%, 100%)", visibleFormats.ContainsKey(hsvFormatName) && visibleFormats[hsvFormatName]));
@@ -210,6 +212,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.ViewModels
             formatsUnordered.Add(new ColorFormatModel(ncolFormatName, "R10, 50%, 75%", visibleFormats.ContainsKey(ncolFormatName) && visibleFormats[ncolFormatName]));
             formatsUnordered.Add(new ColorFormatModel(cielabFormatName, "CIELab(66, 72, -52)", visibleFormats.ContainsKey(cielabFormatName) && visibleFormats[cielabFormatName]));
             formatsUnordered.Add(new ColorFormatModel(ciexyzFormatName, "xyz(59, 35, 98)", visibleFormats.ContainsKey(ciexyzFormatName) && visibleFormats[ciexyzFormatName]));
+            formatsUnordered.Add(new ColorFormatModel(hex2FormatName, "#ef68ff", visibleFormats.ContainsKey(hex2FormatName) && visibleFormats[hex2FormatName]));
 
             foreach (var storedColorFormat in _colorPickerSettings.Properties.VisibleColorFormats)
             {