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#008FA8 closest to Mediterranean Sea

#008FA8 is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Mediterranean Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 56.1% green and 65.9% blue (rgb(0, 143, 168)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black. #008FA8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.49:1.

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Variations of #008FA8

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#008FA8 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#008FA8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #008FA8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6B7CA8
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E8AA9
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6C8AA9
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6B7CA8
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5C84A8
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009897
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0093A0
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #828282
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #72868D

#008FA8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.82:1 Poor#008FA8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.49:1 Good#008FA8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#008FA8 in CSS

/* Mediterranean Sea */
.color { color: #008FA8; }
.background { background-color: #008FA8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #008FA8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 143 168);
color: hsl(189 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.599 0.106 215.9);

#008FA8 FAQ

What color is #008FA8?

#008FA8 is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Mediterranean Sea. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #008FA8?

#008FA8 is rgb(0, 143, 168) in RGB, hsl(189, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 15%, 0%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #008FA8?

The complementary color of #008FA8 is #A81900, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #008FA8?

Black text has the best contrast on #008FA8: 5.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #008FA8 a warm or cool color?

#008FA8 is a cool color.