#00BFFF color codes
- HEX
- #00BFFF
- HEX8
- #00BFFFFF
- HEX8 (Android)
- #FF00BFFF
- RGB
- rgb(0, 191, 255)
- RGB (%)
- 0%, 75%, 100%
- HSL
- hsl(195, 100%, 50%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(195, 100%, 100%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(100%, 25%, 0%, 0%)
- OKLCH
- oklch(0.7554 0.1534 231.64)
- OKLCH (%)
- oklch(75.54% 0.1534 231.64)
- Decimal
- 49151
What color is #00BFFF?
#00BFFF sits at 76% lightness and 0.1534 chroma in OKLCH, hue 231.64°. Its nearest named color is DeepSkyBlue (an exact match).
Shades and tints of #00BFFF
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#00BFFF color harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Split-complementary
Tetradic
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Monochromatic
Using #00BFFF in CSS
.text { color: #00BFFF; }
.background { background-color: #00BFFF; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00BFFF; }
/* Modern, perceptually uniform */
.text { color: oklch(0.7554 0.1534 231.64); }
/* #00BFFF at 50% transparency */
.overlay { background-color: #00BFFF80; }Is #00BFFF accessible?
#00BFFF on white text scores 2.12:1; on black text it scores 9.90:1. Black text passes WCAG AAA on #00BFFF. Recommended text color on a #00BFFF background: black.
A 9.9:1 vs black
A 2.12:1 vs white
- AA normal ≥ 4.5 Pass
- AA large ≥ 3 Pass
- AAA normal ≥ 7 Pass
- AAA large ≥ 4.5 Pass
Recommended text color: black
CSS
contrast-color() contrast-color(#00BFFF) → black APCA Lc experimental 63.1 Lc · large / secondary text (black text)
WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA is the compliance floor; APCA is an optional readability metric.
Related colors
See more in the cyan family on the colors hub.
Frequently asked questions
- What color is #00BFFF?
- #00BFFF is DeepSkyBlue. In RGB it is rgb(0, 191, 255), and in HSL hsl(195, 100%, 50%).
- What is #00BFFF in RGB?
- #00BFFF converts to rgb(0, 191, 255) — red 0, green 191, blue 255.
- What text color is readable on #00BFFF?
- Black text — it has the higher contrast ratio (9.90:1) against #00BFFF. Black text passes WCAG AAA on #00BFFF.