Deep Sky Blue

About Deep Sky Blue

Deep Sky Blue is the hex color #00BFFF, which translates to rgb(0, 191, 255) in RGB and hsl(195, 100%, 50%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 195 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 50 percent. That combination gives Deep Sky Blue a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Deep Sky Blue compares

Deep Sky Blue is exactly the CSS keyword deepskyblue, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is sky-400 (#00BCFF), at a distance of 2.3. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Cyan Blue at 7.2. Sorted by lightness, Deep Sky Blue is number 17 of the 30 blue colors here.

Text on Deep Sky Blue

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Deep Sky Blue, led by Ink black at 9.02:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Deep Sky Blue already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around Deep Sky 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 Deep Sky 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.

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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.