Azure is a bright, cyan-blue color often described as the color of the sky on a clear day. Azure is defined as the color halfway between blue and cyan on the RGB color wheel.
What color is Azure?
Azure color belongs to the Azure color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Azure is #007FFF, and the RGB color code is RGB(0, 127, 255).
In the RGB color model, Azure has a red value of 0, a green value of 127, and a blue value of 255. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 100.0% cyan, 50.2% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 210.1° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Azure has a hue of 210.1° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
Azure is cool or warm?
The color Azure is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Azure? (For interior and product design)
Azure has an LRV of nearly 22.4. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 22.4 of Azure with dark and light color
Is Azure Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Azure meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Azure color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #007FFF
- Red
- 00
- Green
- 7F
- Blue
- FF
- Red
- 0 (0.0%)
- Green
- 127 (49.8%)
- Blue
- 255 (100.0%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 100.00%
- Magenta
- 50.20%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 0.00%
- Hue
- 210.12°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Lightness
- 50.00 %
- Hue
- 210.12°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 100.00 %
- Red
- 0 (0.0%)
- Yellow
- 7 (2.6%)
- Blue
- 155 (60.7%)
- Hue
- 210.12°
- Whiteness
- 0.00 %
- Blackness
- 0.00 %
- Cyan
- 100.00%
- Magenta
- 50.20%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- X
- 25.64
- Y
- 22.4
- Z
- 97.58
- Y1
- 22.4
- X
- 0.18
- Y2
- 0.15
- L
- 54.45
- A
- 19.41
- B
- -71.36
- L
- 54.45
- C
- 73.96
- H
- 285.22
- L
- 54.45
- U
- -29.1
- V
- -113.44
- L
- 47.33
- A
- 13.88
- B
- -89.12
- LRV
- ~ 22.4 %
- Munsell Color System
- 3.9PB 5.3/17.5
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Azure
These are the named colors closest to Azure , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
Azure color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Azure to Pantone PMS
Pantone TCX
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RAL Design
Azure color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Azure to RAL Design
Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag
Paint similar to Azure
These are the real paint colors closest to Azure from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Azure once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
Azure color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Azure to Dunn-Edwards
PPG Paints
Azure color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Azure to PPG Paints
Valspar
Azure color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Azure to Valspar
Behr
Azure color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Azure to Behr
Farrow & Ball
Azure color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Azure to Farrow & Ball
Benjamin Moore
Azure color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Azure to Benjamin Moore
Sherwin Williams
Azure color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Azure to Sherwin Williams
Color Combinations
View more Azure - #007FFF color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Azure - #007FFF?
Color that best contrast with Azure - #007FFF is #FF8000, color name is Safety Orange*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Azure - #007FFF?
Complementary or Opposite color for Azure - #007FFF is #FF8000, color name is Safety Orange*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Azure - #007FFF Color Images and Patterns
