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Azure #007FFF
A vivid sky blue, named after the mineral color.
Use cases: Sky palettes · Bright tech
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #007FFF | |
| RGB | rgb(0, 127, 255) | |
| HSL | hsl(210, 100%, 50%) | |
| HSV | hsv(210, 100%, 100%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 50.2%, 0%, 0%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6326, 22.3952, 97.56) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.4, 19.4, -71.4) | |
| Luminance | 0.224 (WCAG relative) |
/* Azure */
color: #007fff;
background-color: #007fff;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#0072e6 #0066cc #0059b3 #004c99 #004080 #003366 #00264d #001933 #000d1a #000000
Tints (toward white)
#1a8cff #3399ff #4da5ff #66b2ff #80bfff #99ccff #b3d9ff #cce5ff #e6f2ff #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#0d7ff2 #1a7fe6 #267fd9 #337fcc #4080c0 #4d80b3 #5a80a6 #668099 #73808d #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#007FFF
#FF8000
#007fff #ff8000
Analogous
Edit in generator →#00FEFF
#007FFF
#0100FF
#00feff #007fff #0100ff
Triadic
Edit in generator →#007FFF
#FF007F
#7FFF00
#007fff #ff007f #7fff00
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#007FFF
#FF00FE
#FF8000
#00FF01
#007fff #ff00fe #ff8000 #00ff01
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#007FFF
#FF0100
#FEFF00
#007fff #ff0100 #feff00
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#004285
#0061C2
#007FFF
#3D9EFF
#7ABCFF
#004285 #0061c2 #007fff #3d9eff #7abcff
Accessibility & contrast
3.83
#007FFF on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
5.48
#007FFF on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on azure
5.48
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Steel Blue #4682B4 | 6.88 | |
| Royal Blue #4169E1 | 9.38 | |
| Cerulean #007BA7 | 13.23 | |
| Denim #1560BD | 13.33 | |
| Slate Gray #708090 | 14.84 | |
| Sapphire #0F52BA | 17.59 |
Related colors
Palettes with azure
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.