Capri Color

#00bfff

Capri is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #ff4000
Complementary Color #ff3f00
Color Shade: cool cyan (195.06° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Capri Color Sample
Capri Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #00bfff

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Capri Color. The Protoss Pylon color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Vanadyl Blue (#00a3e0) for more calm effect. Try Maldives as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ff3f00 is the best complementary color to Capri. Mid red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #00bfff complementary color is Vermilion, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cerulean are #00ffbf and #003fff. Thus found on the left and right of #00bfff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bright Turquoise and Blue Ribbon colors as they work well with Capri.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Capri palette consists of #ffbf00 and #ff003f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ff3f00). Try Amber and Torch Red colors in combination with #00bfff, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #00bfff offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Capri. Thus Lime and Purple Pizzazz giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Capri contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vermilion, Electric Violet, and Harlequin split by 90° on the color wheel. #00bfff square combo is a palette of cool cyan, violet, mid red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Capri tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ff3f00) and two others. The Purple Pizzazz is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Vermilion. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff00bf and #00ff3f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #00bfff is made of 0% red, 43% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Capri has a hue angle of 195.06°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00bfff is made of 100% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #00bfff
RGB Decimal rgb(0,191,255)
RGB Percentage 0%, 43%, 57%
CMYK 100, 25.1, 0, 0
HSL hsl(195.06,100%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(195.06,100%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.5492,-17.648,-42.5483)
XYZ xyz(36.6808,44.4816,101.2603)
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