Azure Color
Azure is a cyan color with hex code #F0FFFF. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with azure, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Azure Color Values
What Does Azure Mean?
Azure belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Azure reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Azure is classified as a white (nearest centroid: white, #F2F3F4). It is also known as Vapour.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Azure
Azure and #FFF0F0 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #F0FFF7 and #F0F7FF, which sit beside azure on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair azure with triadic partners #FFF0FF and #FFFFF0. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Dew —
#EAFFFE(Delta E 2) - Clear Day —
#E9FFFD(Delta E 3) - Black Squeeze —
#F2FAFA(Delta E 3) - Bubbles —
#E7FEFF(Delta E 3) - Aqua Spring —
#EAF9F5(Delta E 3)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #F0FFFF; }
.background { background-color: #F0FFFF; }
.border { border: 2px solid #F0FFFF; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #F0FFFF40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for azure?
Azure has the hex code #F0FFFF. In RGB notation it is rgb(240, 255, 255), in HSL it is hsl(180, 100%, 97%), and its OKLCH value is 0.989, 0.016, 196.9.
What does the color azure mean?
Cyan-family colors like azure carry distinct psychological associations. Azure belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Azure reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with azure?
Azure has three easy routes: its complement #FFF0F0 for punch, its neighbors #F0FFF7 and #F0F7FF for something calmer, or triadic partners #FFF0FF and #FFFFF0 when you want energy.
Is azure a standard web color?
Yes — Azure is part of the CSS named colors specification, so you can use it directly in CSS as #F0FFFF or with the keyword form where supported.
How do I make azure lighter or darker?
To lighten azure, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFFFFF (lightest tint) to #005252 (darkest shade).
About Azure
Azure is classified as a White in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has alternative names including Vapour. The color is recognized by CSS3, X11, Crayola, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #F0FFFF to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.