What color is #00BFFF?

#00BFFF is a vivid azure known as Deep Sky Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Deep Sky Blue?

The RGB value is 0, 191, 255: 0 red, 191 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Deep Sky Blue?

The complementary color is #FF4000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00BFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Deep Sky Blue color: hex code #00BFFF

#00BFFF rgb(0, 191, 255)

Shades of blue

Deep Sky Blue has the hex code #00BFFF. It is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 74.9% green and 100% blue (0, 191, 255).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Capri.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword deepskyblue.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF) color codes

HEX	`#00BFFF`
RGB	`rgb(0, 191, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 74.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 25%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.55, -17.66, -42.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.55, 46.06, 247.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.673, 44.477, 101.24)`
Decimal	`49151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Deep Sky Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #00BFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#00BFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #00BFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00bfff; }
.text { color: #00bfff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00bfff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 191 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00bfff, #0040ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #00BFFF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00BFFF?: #00BFFF is a vivid azure known as Deep Sky Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Deep Sky Blue?: The RGB value is 0, 191, 255: 0 red, 191 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Deep Sky Blue?: The complementary color is #FF4000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00BFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.