Palettes / Colors / #16BCFF

#16BCFF — Vivid Blue

#16BCFF 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 #16BCFF 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.

#16BCFF 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 #FF5714; it also sits naturally between #14FFCC and #1447FF. 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 9% · Green 74% · Blue 100%

Cyan 91% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #16BCFF

.text { color: #16BCFF; }
.background { background-color: #16BCFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #16BCFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(22, 188, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 100%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #16BCFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(22, 188, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #16BCFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(22, 188, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#16BCFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#16BCFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF5714:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #16BCFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #16BCFF

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:

How #16BCFF 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #16BCFF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #16BCFE  ·  #16BD00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #16BCFF?

#16BCFF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 22, 188, 255). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #16BCFF?

#16BCFF is RGB 22, 188, 255 — HSL 197°, 100%, 54% — CMYK 91%, 26%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #16BCFF?

Its complement is #FF5714; analogous partners are #14FFCC and #1447FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #16BCFF for text?

Black text on #16BCFF has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.