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. 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.
Dark Color
Azure
Light Color
Compare LRV 22 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.
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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Azure color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(210.12deg, 100.0 %, 50.0 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 210.12°
W: 0.00 %
B: 0.00 %
XYZ
X : 25.64
Y : 22.4
Z : 97.58
YXY
Y1 : 22.4
X : 0.18
Y2 : 0.15
CMY
C : 100.00%
M : 50.20%
Y : 0.00%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 54.45
A : 19.41
B : -71.36
CIE-Lch
L : 54.45
C : 73.96
H : 285.22
CIE-Luv
L : 54.45
U : -29.1
V : -113.44
Hunter-Lab
L : 47.33
A : 13.88
B : -89.12
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Azure
Here are the colors similar to Azure . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
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Pantone TCX
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RAL Design
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Paint similar to Azure
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Azure . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Dunn-Edwards
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PPG Paints
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Valspar
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Behr
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Benjamin Moore
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Sherwin Williams
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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
007FFF
Azure
FF8000
Safety Orange*
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
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Azure - #007FFF Color Images and Patterns
