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#00A3EF closest to Fresh Blue of Bel Air

#00A3EF 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, 63.9% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(0, 163, 239)). Its HSL value is 199° hue, 100% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #00A3EF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.49:1.

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Variations of #00A3EF

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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#00A3EF 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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#00A3EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A3EF 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 #6192EE
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7EA4F2
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6BA3F1
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6192EE
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5499EE
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B6BE
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00ABDA
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #879CB4

#00A3EF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.81:1 Very poor#00A3EF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.49:1 Very good#00A3EF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A3EF in CSS

/* Fresh Blue of Bel Air */
.color { color: #00A3EF; }
.background { background-color: #00A3EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A3EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 163 239);
color: hsl(199 100% 47%);
color: oklch(0.682 0.157 240.1);

#00A3EF FAQ

What color is #00A3EF?

#00A3EF 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 #00A3EF?

#00A3EF is rgb(0, 163, 239) in RGB, hsl(199, 100%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 32%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A3EF?

The complementary color of #00A3EF is #EF4C00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A3EF?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A3EF: 7.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A3EF a warm or cool color?

#00A3EF is a cool color.