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#009EFA — Vivid Blue

#009EFA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deepskyblue (#00BFFF) — not an exact match. CSS deepskyblue gives you #00BFFF, a different color; use #009EFA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#009EFA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FA5C00; it also sits naturally between #00FAD9 and #0021FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#009EFA · RGB 0, 158, 250

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Color values

HEX#009EFA
RGB0, 158, 250
HSL202°, 100%, 49%
HSV202°, 100%, 98%
CMYK100%, 37%, 0%, 2%
XYZ29.48, 31.36, 94.94
Yxy31.36, 0.1893, 0.2013
CIE-Lab62.81, -1.22, -55.20
Hunter Lab56.00, -1.04, -66.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 62% · Blue 98%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #009EFA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #009EFA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #009EFA

.text { color: #009EFA; }
.background { background-color: #009EFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #009EFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 158, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 100%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #009EFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 158, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #009EFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 158, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#009EFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#009EFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #009EFA

#0091E6#0081CC#0074B8#00649E#00578A#004770#003A5C#002A42#001D2E#000D14

Tints of #009EFA

#14A9FF#29B0FF#42BAFF#5CC3FF#75CDFF#8AD4FF#A3DDFF#BDE7FF#D1EEFF#EBF8FF

Tones of #009EFA

#119AE8#2495D6#3690C4#478BB3#5987A1#6B828E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FA5C00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.89:1 Fails
Against black text7.27:1 AAA

Best text color on #009EFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #009EFA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #009EFA: ·

How #009EFA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #4446E4Deuteranopia · #3B2FDETritanopia · #08D2CE

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Light Blue 500 · #03A9F4Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9Material Blue 500 · #2196F3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #009EFA rather than the exact color:

Palette 00a9ff
#00A9FF · #89CFF3 · #A0E9FF · #CDF5FD
Palette 591fce
#591FCE · #0C9CEE · #3DBDC2 · #A1F480
Palette 0d92f4
#0D92F4 · #77CDFF · #F95454 · #C62E2E
Palette 362f4f
#362F4F · #5B23FF · #008BFF · #E4FF30
Vintage Zephyr
#212D0B · #11A9FD · #FA27D2 · #6C26FD
Amber Ruby Voyage
#13A1E9 · #252CE8 · #9625E2 · #C51B9F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#00A9FF#0C9CEE#0D92F4#008BFF#11A9FD#13A1E9#118DF0#1A93FB#0BA6DF#1E98FE#2095F8#2196F3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #009EF9  ·  #009EFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #009EFA?

#009EFA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 158, 250). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #009EFA?

#009EFA is RGB 0, 158, 250 — HSL 202°, 100%, 49% — CMYK 100%, 37%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #009EFA?

Its complement is #FA5C00; analogous partners are #00FAD9 and #0021FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #009EFA for text?

Black text on #009EFA has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.89:1.