BLUE

Azure

#007FFF

Conversions

HEX#007FFF

RGBrgb(0, 127, 255)

HSLhsl(210, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(210, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 0%)

Copy CSS

color: #007fff;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(0, 127, 255);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(210, 100%, 50%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 3.83 : 1

On ink blackPass · 4.99 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

Triadic
#7FFF00

About Azure

Azure is the hex color #007FFF, which translates to rgb(0, 127, 255) in RGB and hsl(210, 100%, 50%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 210 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 50 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.212 is high, so Azure is one of the more vivid blue tones here and is easy to overuse at large sizes.

How Azure compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is royalblue (#4169E1), a CIE76 distance of 11.3 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is blue-500 (#2B7FFF), at a distance of 2.1. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Royal Blue at 11.3. Sorted by lightness, Azure is number 16 of the 30 blue colors here.

Text on Azure

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Azure, led by Ink black at 4.99:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Azure already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Azure. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	3.83:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	4.99:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	3.10:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Azure

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Azure for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Azure

Format	Value
HEX	#007FFF
RGB	rgb(0, 127, 255)
HSL	hsl(210, 100%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(210, 100%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCH	oklch(61.31% 0.2120 256.33)
CIELAB	lab(54.44 19.40 -71.36)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.