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 #00BFFF?

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 #00BFFF?

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.

#00BFFF color

#00BFFF rgb(0, 191, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00BFFF 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 Deep Sky Blue, Capri.

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

#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 #00BFFF, 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

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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 #00BFFF?: 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 #00BFFF?: 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.