#00BCFF Color

#00BCFF is rgb(0, 188, 255) in RGB, hsl(196, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00BCFF

HEX#00BCFF

RGBrgb(0, 188, 255)

HSLhsl(196, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(196, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 26%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.155 233.3)

LABlab(70.95% -22.67 -44.93)

LCHlch(70.95% 50.33 243.23)

What #00BCFF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #00BCFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 2.15 Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 7.02 Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 9.25 Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 10.18 Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 11.34 Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 11.65

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#00BCFF Channel Values

How #00BCFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 188 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 196° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 196° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.18:1 vs white · 9.64:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #00BCFF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #00BCFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #00BCFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #00BCFF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #00BCFF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#00BCFF

Protanopia#ADADFF

Protanomaly#89B3FF

Deuteranopia#9D9DFF

Deuteranomaly#7CAAFF

Tritanopia#00C6C6

Tritanomaly#00C2DF

Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

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Using #00BCFF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-00bcff: #00BCFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00BCFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-00bcff': '#00BCFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.737, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_00bcff">#00BCFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#00BCFF"

More Teal Colors

#00BCFF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

00bdbd 00bba7 00bfff 00b8db 00cccc 00b5b8 00ccff 00b2b3 00ced1 00aaee 00d3f2 00a6f4 072725 132020 205d65 2f4f4f 45ded6 5ebee4 80daeb a2f4fd bde5ea d8f0f3 002d2e 007070

#00BCFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #00BCFF?

#00BCFF is a mid-tone teal — rgb(0, 188, 255) in RGB and hsl(196, 100%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.15.

What is the RGB value of #00BCFF?

#00BCFF is rgb(0, 188, 255) — red 0, green 188, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00BCFF?

#00BCFF converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 26%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00BCFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00BCFF scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00BCFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00BCFF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 2.15, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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