#00AFE9

A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Deepskyblue.

About #00AFE9

Visually, #00AFE9 is defined as a vivid cyan. Designers often compare it to the standard color Deepskyblue. Its digital footprint relies on 0 parts red, 175 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 100% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow, and 9% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#00AFE9
RGB0, 175, 233
HSL194.9°, 100.0%, 45.7%
CMYK100%, 25%, 0%, 9%
HSV194.9°, 100.0%, 91.4%
LAB66.9, -16.9, -39.4
XYZ30.0, 36.5, 82.6
Decimal45033

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.53:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.31:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.42:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.06:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #00AFE9; }
.text-color { color: #00AFE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #00AFE9; }

Similar Colors

Deepskyblue
#00BFFF