Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF)

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: 2.12:1 — vs black: 9.90:1

Color values

HEX #00BFFF
RGB rgb(0, 191, 255)
HSL hsl(195, 100%, 50%)
CMYK cmyk( 100, 25, 0, 0 )
Websafe #00CCFF

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Tags

Mood

Style

Vivid (210) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #00BFFF based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Deep Sky Blue
#00BFFF Base

#FF4000

Analogous

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

Deep Sky Blue
#00BFFF Base

#00FFBF

#0040FF

Triadic

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

Deep Sky Blue
#00BFFF Base

#FF00BF

Lime
#BFFF00

Split-Complementary

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

Deep Sky Blue
#00BFFF Base

Carmine
#FF0040

Amber
#FFBF00

Tetradic (Square)

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

Deep Sky Blue
#00BFFF Base

Electric Purple
#BF00FF

#FF4000

#40FF00

Monochromatic

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

Deep Sky Blue
#00BFFF Base

#004C66

#0086B3

#00A0D6

#29C9FF

#4DD2FF

#99E5FF

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #00131A

— #003547

— #005875

— #007AA3

— #009DD1

Deep Sky Blue #00BFFF Base

— #2ECBFF

— #5CD6FF

— #8AE2FF

— #B8EDFF

— #E6F9FF

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #00BFFF. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #00BFFF;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #00BFFF;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #00BFFF;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #00BFFF,
        #FF4000
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #00BFFF,
        #FF4000
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$deep-sky-blue: #00BFFF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-sky-blue-r: 0;
$deep-sky-blue-g: 191;
$deep-sky-blue-b: 255;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $deep-sky-blue;
    color: rgba($deep-sky-blue-r, $deep-sky-blue-g, $deep-sky-blue-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Deep Sky Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #00BFFF How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #A4A4FF 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 #B5B5FF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #00C9C9 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #B2B2B2 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 Deep Sky Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Sky Blue #00BFFF Base

Spiro Disco Ball #0FC0FC ΔE 0.95

Cyan (process) #00B7EB ΔE 3.56

Picton Blue #45B1E8 ΔE 4.33

Vivid Sky Blue #00CCFF ΔE 5.04

How to use this color

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