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#00A0DB closest to Blue Burst

#00A0DB is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Blue Burst. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 62.7% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(0, 160, 219)). Its HSL value is 196° hue, 100% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #00A0DB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.05:1.

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Variations of #00A0DB

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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#00A0DB 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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#00A0DB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A0DB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #698EDA
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #829FDE
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #709EDD
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #698EDA
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5B95DB
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B0B4
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A7CB
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8398AA

#00A0DB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.98:1 Very poor#00A0DB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.05:1 Very good#00A0DB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A0DB in CSS

/* Blue Burst */
.color { color: #00A0DB; }
.background { background-color: #00A0DB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A0DB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 160 219);
color: hsl(196 100% 43%);
color: oklch(0.665 0.139 233.8);

#00A0DB FAQ

What color is #00A0DB?

#00A0DB is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Blue Burst. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A0DB?

#00A0DB is rgb(0, 160, 219) in RGB, hsl(196, 100%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 27%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A0DB?

The complementary color of #00A0DB is #DB3B00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A0DB?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A0DB: 7.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A0DB a warm or cool color?

#00A0DB is a cool color.