Colors

#00BFFF

Deep Sky Blue

Deep Sky Blue is #00BFFF. In CSS you can write it as the keyword deepskyblue. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#00BFFF
RGB
rgb(0, 191, 255)
HSL
hsl(195,100%,50%)
HSV
hsv(195, 100%, 100%)
CMYK
cmyk(100,25,0,0)
OKLCH
oklch(75.5% 0.153 231.6)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#33CCFF

20% white

#66D9FF

40% white

#99E5FF

60% white

#CCF2FF

80% white

Shades

#0099CC

20% black

#007399

40% black

#004C66

60% black

#002633

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Deep Sky Blue. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#00BFFF

#FF4000

#67C5E4

#E48767

#2D7086

Analogous

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#00FFBF

#00BFFF

#0040FF

#4000FF

#13EC49

Triadic

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#00BFFF

#FF00BF

#BFFF00

#E467C5

#8AAD1F

Split Complementary

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#00BFFF

#FF0040

#FFBF00

#85C9E0

#86432D

Monochromatic

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#004D66

#0086B3

#00BFFF

#4DD2FF

#99E6FF

Tetradic

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#00BFFF

#BF00FF

#FF4000

#40FF00

#BE5FDD

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 2.12:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 9.90:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

Similar named colors

Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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