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#008FB3 closest to Mediterranean Sea

#008FB3 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 70.2% blue (rgb(0, 143, 179)). Its HSL value is 192° hue, 100% saturation and 35% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black. #008FB3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.58:1.

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Variations of #008FB3

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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#008FB3 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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#008FB3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #008FB3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #667DB3
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B8CB5
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #698BB4
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #667DB3
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5884B3
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #009A9B
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0094A9
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #848484
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #738791

#008FB3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.76:1 Poor#008FB3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.58:1 Good#008FB3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#008FB3 in CSS

/* Mediterranean Sea */
.color { color: #008FB3; }
.background { background-color: #008FB3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #008FB3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 143 179);
color: hsl(192 100% 35%);
color: oklch(0.604 0.113 223.8);

#008FB3 FAQ

What color is #008FB3?

#008FB3 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 #008FB3?

#008FB3 is rgb(0, 143, 179) in RGB, hsl(192, 100%, 35%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #008FB3?

The complementary color of #008FB3 is #B32400, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #008FB3?

Black text has the best contrast on #008FB3: 5.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #008FB3 a warm or cool color?

#008FB3 is a cool color.