#007FFFAzure (#007FFF) is a mid-tone, vivid blue with an OKLCH hue of 256°, lightness 0.61 and chroma 0.212. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #007FFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 127, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 100%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 100%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(54.4 19.4 -71.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.613 0.212 256) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Azure shifts noticeably: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#2f7ef0 — ΔE 2.6, shifts noticeably: leans toward purple, loses intensity#2081fb — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#007fff — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#007fff — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchangedTest Azure in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.83:1 and against black 5.48:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#c6deff · #81b6ff · #007fff · #0065ce · #00448f · #002555
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#00bae9 · #00a0eb · #007fff · #4f61e3 · #6146bf · #662e98
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d8acff · #b590d5 · #007fff · #0063ca · #004897 · #421a5d
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e1edff · #ffb001 · #007fff · #4c6688 · #134583 · #0e294d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#fef0dc · #8fa1ba · #007fff · #72685b · #1a2c45 · #0c0400
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f8f1e6 · #d3cabf · #aaa093 · #382d1c · #170b00 · #007fff
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c9e2c3 · #c1c236 · #007fff · #795f9b · #354331 · #05131a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffefda · #f27834 · #007fff · #726d00 · #4c1a00 · #040300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeded · #f66c7a · #007fff · #397d00 · #133500 · #1a0002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecf5 · #e76eb5 · #007fff · #8d5f00 · #003525 · #0f0500
#4495FF · #6BAAFF · #8EBEFF · #AFD1FF · #CFE3FF
#0068D4 · #0052AA · #003D83 · #00295D · #00173B
#3783E6 · #5185CC · #6686B2
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.