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#00BFFF Capri

#00BFFF is a light, vivid blue named Capri. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 74.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(0, 191, 255)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #00BFFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.90:1.

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Variations of #00BFFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#00BFFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

00BFFFFF4000
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

00BFFFFF0040FFC000
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

00BFFF00FFC00040FF
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

00BFFFFF00BFBFFF00
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

00BFFF4000FFFF4000BFFF00
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

00BFFFC000FFFF400040FF00
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#00BFFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00BFFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #81A9FE
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EBDFF
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #88BCFF
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #81A9FE
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #70B2FF
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00D0D5
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00C6ED
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9CB5C9

#00BFFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.12:1 Very poor#00BFFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.90:1 Very good#00BFFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00BFFF in CSS

/* Capri */
.color { color: #00BFFF; }
.background { background-color: #00BFFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00BFFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 191 255);
color: hsl(195 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.755 0.153 231.6);

#00BFFF FAQ

What color is #00BFFF?

#00BFFF is a light, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Capri. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00BFFF?

#00BFFF is rgb(0, 191, 255) in RGB, hsl(195, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 25%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00BFFF?

The complementary color of #00BFFF is #FF4000, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00BFFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #00BFFF: 9.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00BFFF a warm or cool color?

#00BFFF is a cool color.