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#00A1ED closest to Out of the Blue

#00A1ED is a medium, vivid blue; the closest named color is Out of the Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 63.1% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(0, 161, 237)). Its HSL value is 199° hue, 100% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #00A1ED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.32:1.

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Variations of #00A1ED

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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#00A1ED 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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#00A1ED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A1ED appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5F90EC
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7CA3F0
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6AA1EF
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5F90EC
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5297EC
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B4BC
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00A9D8
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #869BB3

#00A1ED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.87:1 Very poor#00A1ED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.32:1 Very good#00A1ED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A1ED in CSS

/* Out of the Blue */
.color { color: #00A1ED; }
.background { background-color: #00A1ED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A1ED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 161 237);
color: hsl(199 100% 46%);
color: oklch(0.677 0.156 240.4);

#00A1ED FAQ

What color is #00A1ED?

#00A1ED is a medium, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Out of the Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A1ED?

#00A1ED is rgb(0, 161, 237) in RGB, hsl(199, 100%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 32%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A1ED?

The complementary color of #00A1ED is #ED4C00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A1ED?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A1ED: 7.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A1ED a warm or cool color?

#00A1ED is a cool color.