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#00b3ff

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
0, 179, 255
HSL
198°, 100%, 50%
CMYK
100, 30, 0, 0
Luminance
0.3946

Every format

HEX#00b3ff
RGBrgb(0, 179, 255)
HSLhsl(198, 100%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 30%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(69.1 -11.2 -48.0)
LCHlch(69.1 49.3 256.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.728 0.161 237.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #00b3ff;
background-color: #00b3ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#00b3ff] bg-[#00b3ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #00b3ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.000, green: 0.702, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#00b3ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#00b3ff on white: 2.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#00b3ff on black: 8.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red0.0%
Green70.2%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan100.0%
Magenta29.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#00b3ff text on a black background

contrast 8.89:1

Card sample

#00b3ff text on a white background

contrast 2.36:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #00b3ff;
Background color
Panel with #00b3ff background
background-color: #00b3ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #00b3ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(0, 179, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(0, 179, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #00b3ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00b3ff, #0009FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #00b3ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #00b3ff in the Color Lab