HEX Color #00AFFF (Deepskyblue)

About #00AFFF

At its core, #00AFFF is a medium and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Deepskyblue. Its digital footprint relies on 0 parts red, 175 parts green, and 255 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. The color uses 100% Cyan, 31% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#00AFFF

RGB0, 175, 255

HSL198.8°, 100.0%, 50.0%

CMYK100%, 31%, 0%, 0%

HSV198.8°, 100.0%, 100.0%

LAB67.9, -9.0, -49.8

XYZ33.4, 37.9, 100.2

Decimal45055

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#00AFFF #FF4F00

Analogous

#00FFCF #002FFF

Triadic

#FF00AF #AFFF00

Tetradic

#CF00FF #FF4F00 #2FFF00

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#00AFFF

#1CB7FF

#38C0FF

#55C9FF

#71D2FF

#8DDBFF

#AAE4FF

#C6EDFF

#E2F6FF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#00AFFF

#009BE2

#0088C6

#0074AA

#00618D

#004D71

#003A55

#002638

#00131C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.45:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.58:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.34:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.29:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #00AFFF; }

.text-color { color: #00AFFF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #00AFFF; }

Similar Colors

Deepskyblue

#00BFFF