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#009DCD closest to Blue Ocean

#009DCD is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Blue Ocean. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 61.6% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(0, 157, 205)). Its HSL value is 194° hue, 100% saturation and 40% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #009DCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.70:1.

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Variations of #009DCD

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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#009DCD 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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#009DCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #009DCD 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 #6C8ACC
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #849BCF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #719ACF
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6C8ACC
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5D92CD
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00AAAD
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A3BF
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7F94A3

#009DCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.13:1 Poor#009DCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.70:1 Good#009DCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#009DCD in CSS

/* Blue Ocean */
.color { color: #009DCD; }
.background { background-color: #009DCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #009DCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 157 205);
color: hsl(194 100% 40%);
color: oklch(0.651 0.128 228.8);

#009DCD FAQ

What color is #009DCD?

#009DCD is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Blue Ocean. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #009DCD?

#009DCD is rgb(0, 157, 205) in RGB, hsl(194, 100%, 40%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 23%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #009DCD?

The complementary color of #009DCD is #CD3000, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #009DCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #009DCD: 6.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #009DCD a warm or cool color?

#009DCD is a cool color.