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#00A1FF closest to Fresh Blue of Bel Air

#00A1FF is a light, vivid blue; the closest named color is Fresh Blue of Bel Air. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 63.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(0, 161, 255)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #00A1FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.54:1.

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Variations of #00A1FF

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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#00A1FF 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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#00A1FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A1FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4F92FD
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #73A6FF
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #61A3FF
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4F92FD
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4698FE
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B8C4
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00ABE6
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #889CBB

#00A1FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.78:1 Very poor#00A1FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.54:1 Very good#00A1FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A1FF in CSS

/* Fresh Blue of Bel Air */
.color { color: #00A1FF; }
.background { background-color: #00A1FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A1FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 161 255);
color: hsl(202 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.687 0.176 245.8);

#00A1FF FAQ

What color is #00A1FF?

#00A1FF is a light, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Fresh Blue of Bel Air. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A1FF?

#00A1FF is rgb(0, 161, 255) in RGB, hsl(202, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 37%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A1FF?

The complementary color of #00A1FF is #FF5E00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A1FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A1FF: 7.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A1FF a warm or cool color?

#00A1FF is a cool color.