Palettes / Colors / #00BBF9

#00BBF9 — Vivid Blue

#00BBF9 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the blue family.

#00BBF9 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 #FA3E00; it also sits naturally between #00FABB and #003EFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 73% · Blue 98%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #00BBF9

.text { color: #00BBF9; }
.background { background-color: #00BBF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00BBF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 187, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 100%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00BBF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 187, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00BBF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 187, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#00BBF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00BBF9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #00BBF9

Tints of #00BBF9

Tones of #00BBF9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FA3E00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #00BBF9: #000000.

How #00BBF9 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with #00BBF9 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #00BBF8  ·  #00BBFA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #00BBF9?

#00BBF9 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 187, 249). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #00BBF9?

#00BBF9 is RGB 0, 187, 249 — HSL 195°, 100%, 49% — CMYK 100%, 25%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #00BBF9?

Its complement is #FA3E00; analogous partners are #00FABB and #003EFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #00BBF9 for text?

Black text on #00BBF9 has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.