00A0DD

#00A0DD closest to Homeworld

#00A0DD is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Homeworld. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 62.7% green and 86.7% blue (rgb(0, 160, 221)). Its HSL value is 197° hue, 100% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #00A0DD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.07:1.

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Variations of #00A0DD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#00A0DD 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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#00A0DD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A0DD 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 #688EDC
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #829FE0
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6F9EDF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #688EDC
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5A95DD
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B0B5
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A7CC
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8398AB

#00A0DD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.97:1 Very poor#00A0DD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.07:1 Very good#00A0DD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A0DD in CSS

/* Homeworld */
.color { color: #00A0DD; }
.background { background-color: #00A0DD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A0DD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 160 221);
color: hsl(197 100% 43%);
color: oklch(0.666 0.141 234.7);

#00A0DD FAQ

What color is #00A0DD?

#00A0DD is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Homeworld. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A0DD?

#00A0DD is rgb(0, 160, 221) in RGB, hsl(197, 100%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 28%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A0DD?

The complementary color of #00A0DD is #DD3D00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A0DD?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A0DD: 7.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A0DD a warm or cool color?

#00A0DD is a cool color.