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#00BFFF Deep Sky Blue

#00BFFF is Deep Sky Blue.

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#00BFFF

Deep Sky Blue

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #00BFFF?

HEX
#00BFFF
RGB
rgb(0, 191, 255)
HSL
hsl(195, 100%, 50%)
OKLCH
oklch(75.5% 0.153 232)
CMYK
100, 25, 0, 0

#00BFFF has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 against white and 9.90:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #00BFFF
#00BFFF
Same color
White
2.1Fail
Near-black
8.2AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #00BFFF · 8.2:1

Tints and shades of #00BFFF

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #EAF8FF
  2. #A2DFFF
  3. #00BFFF
  4. #00A6DE
  5. #0087B5
  6. #00698E
  7. #004C69
  8. #003246
  9. #001925

Colors that go with #00BFFF

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Royal Blue, #295EFF and Medium Slate Blue, #7D52FF become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

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:root {
  --deep-sky-blue-1: #00BFFF; /* Deep Sky Blue */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #00BFFF

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (5)

Gradients (6)

Mesh gradients (7)