Deep Sky Blue

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 9.90:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#00BFFFsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(0, 191, 255)screen channels

HSLhsl(195, 100%, 50%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(100%, 25%, 0%, 0%)approximate process color

Tailwindsky-400nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA2.12:1

Black textAAA9.90:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#1F3F51

#247CA3

#00BFFF

#88D2FE

#C6E6FC

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#00FFC0

#00BFFF

#003FFF

Triadic

#00BFFF

#FF00BF

#BFFF00

Complement

#00BFFF

#FF4000

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-deep-sky-blue: #00BFFF;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-deep-sky-blue);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue247°

Lightness73 L*

Chroma46.1

Luminance0.445