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Cyan Blue

#00B7EB

Conversions

HEX#00B7EB

RGBrgb(0, 183, 235)

HSLhsl(193, 100%, 46%)

HSVhsv(193, 100%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 22%, 0%, 8%)

Copy CSS

color: #00b7eb;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(0, 183, 235);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(193, 100%, 46%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.34 : 1

On ink blackPass · 8.18 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Cyan Blue

Cyan Blue is the hex color #00B7EB, which translates to rgb(0, 183, 235) in RGB and hsl(193, 100%, 46%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 193 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 46 percent. That combination gives Cyan Blue a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Cyan Blue compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF), a CIE76 distance of 7.2 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 sky-400 (#00BCFF), at a distance of 8.8. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Deep Sky Blue at 7.2. Sorted by lightness, Cyan Blue is number 13 of the 30 blue colors here.

Text on Cyan Blue

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Cyan Blue, led by Ink black at 8.18:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Cyan Blue already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Cyan Blue. 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	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	4.40:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Cyan Blue

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 Cyan Blue 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 Cyan Blue

Format	Value
HEX	#00B7EB
RGB	rgb(0, 183, 235)
HSL	hsl(193, 100%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(193, 100%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(100%, 22%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCH	oklch(72.71% 0.1408 227.27)
CIELAB	lab(69.37 -20.42 -36.67)

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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.