Vivid Sky Blue (#00CCFF)

The hex code for Vivid Sky Blue is #00CCFF. It is rgb(0, 204, 255) in RGB, hsl(192, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone teal. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00CCFF

HEX#00CCFF

RGBrgb(0, 204, 255)

HSLhsl(192, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(192, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.148 224.3)

LABlab(75.67% -29.95 -37.63)

LCHlch(75.67% 48.09 231.48)

Colors Closest to Vivid Sky Blue

Vivid Sky Blue is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 9.19 Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 10.78 Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 12.92 Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 13.87 Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 15.35 Pacific Blue#1CA9C9ΔE 16.31

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#00CCFF Channel Values

How Vivid Sky Blue 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 204 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 192° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 192° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.9:1 vs white · 11.08:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Vivid Sky Blue 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Vivid Sky Blue

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Vivid Sky Blue

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 Vivid Sky Blue 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#00CCFF

Protanopia#BCBCFF

Protanomaly#95C2FF

Deuteranopia#AAAAFF

Deuteranomaly#87B9FF

Tritanopia#00D3D3

Tritanomaly#00D0E6

Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #00CCFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--vivid-sky-blue: #00CCFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00CCFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'vivid-sky-blue': '#00CCFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.800, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="vivid_sky_blue">#00CCFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#00CCFF"

More Teal Colors

Vivid Sky Blue sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

00ced1 00cccc 00d3f2 00bfff 00d5be 00bdbd 00dbdb 00bcff 00e0e0 00bba7 00e5e6 00b8db 0a2f3d 152323 213536 31ddcc 47d1ff 61ffff 87ceeb a4f4f9 c4f3f3 def7f6 003b46 00786f

#00CCFF Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Vivid Sky Blue?

The hex code for Vivid Sky Blue is #00CCFF. That is rgb(0, 204, 255) in RGB, hsl(192, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #00CCFF?

#00CCFF is rgb(0, 204, 255) — red 0, green 204, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00CCFF?

#00CCFF converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00CCFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #00CCFF scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #00CCFF 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 9.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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