Vivid Sky Blue (#00CCFF)

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: 1.90:1 — vs black: 11.08:1

Color values

  • HEX #00CCFF
  • RGB rgb(0, 204, 255)
  • HSL hsl(192, 100%, 100%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 100, 20, 0, 0 )

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

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

Complementary

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

Vivid Sky Blue
#00CCFF Base
#FF3300
Analogous

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

Vivid Sky Blue
#00CCFF Base
#00FFB3
#004DFF
Triadic

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

Vivid Sky Blue
#00CCFF Base
#FF00CC
Split-Complementary

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

Vivid Sky Blue
#00CCFF Base
#FF004D
UCLA Gold
#FFB300
Tetradic (Square)

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

Vivid Sky Blue
#00CCFF Base
#B300FF
#FF3300
#4DFF00
Monochromatic

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

Vivid Sky Blue
#00CCFF Base
#005266
#008FB3
#00ABD6
#29D4FF
#4DDBFF
#99EBFF
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#00141A
#003947
#005E75
#0083A3
#00A7D1
Vivid Sky Blue #00CCFF Base
#2ED5FF
#5CDEFF
#8AE8FF
#B8F1FF
#E6FAFF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

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

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #00CCFF;
}

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

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #00CCFF;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #00CCFF,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #00CCFF,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$vivid-sky-blue: #00CCFF;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$vivid-sky-blue-r: 0;
$vivid-sky-blue-g: 204;
$vivid-sky-blue-b: 255;

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

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

Normal Vision #00CCFF How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #AFAFFF 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 #C2C2FF Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #00D3D3 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #BCBCBC 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 Vivid Sky Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Vivid Sky Blue #00CCFF Base
Spiro Disco Ball #0FC0FC ΔE 4.19
Deep Sky Blue #00BFFF ΔE 5.04
Cyan (process) #00B7EB ΔE 5.53
Pale Cyan #87D3F8 ΔE 6.95

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.