Azure (#007FFF)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.83:1 — vs black: 5.48:1

Color values

  • HEX #007FFF
  • RGB rgb(0, 127, 255)
  • HSL hsl(210, 100%, 100%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 50.2, 0, 0 )
  • Websafe #0066FF

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #007FFF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Azure
#007FFF Base
#FF8000
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Azure
#007FFF Base
Cyan
#00FFFF
Blue
#0000FF
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Azure
#007FFF Base
Rose
#FF007F
Chartreuse
#7FFF00
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Azure
#007FFF Base
Red
#FF0000
Yellow
#FFFF00
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Azure
#007FFF Base
Magenta
#FF00FF
#FF8000
Green
#00FF00
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Azure
#007FFF Base
#0059B3
#006BD6
#2993FF
#4DA5FF
#99CCFF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Azure, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#000D1A
#002447
#003A75
#0051A3
#0068D1
Azure #007FFF Base
#2E96FF
#5CADFF
#8AC4FF
#B8DBFF
#E6F2FF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #007FFF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #007FFF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #007FFF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #007FFF;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #007FFF,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #007FFF,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$azure: #007FFF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$azure-r: 0;
$azure-g: 127;
$azure-b: 255;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $azure;
    color: rgba($azure-r, $azure-g, $azure-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Azure appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #007FFF How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #6C6CFF Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7878FF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #009797 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #828282 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Azure ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Azure #007FFF Base
Blue (Crayola) #1F75FE ΔE 3.95
Blueberry #4F86F7 ΔE 4.14
Bleu De France #318CE7 ΔE 5.02
Brandeis Blue #0070FF ΔE 5.40

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.