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#00A4DD closest to Blue Burst

#00A4DD 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, 64.3% green and 86.7% blue (rgb(0, 164, 221)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 100% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #00A4DD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.35:1.

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Variations of #00A4DD

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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#00A4DD 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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#00A4DD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A4DD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6E91DC
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #87A2E0
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #74A1DF
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6E91DC
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5F99DD
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B3B7
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AACD
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #869CAD

#00A4DD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.86:1 Very poor#00A4DD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.35:1 Very good#00A4DD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A4DD in CSS

/* Blue Burst */
.color { color: #00A4DD; }
.background { background-color: #00A4DD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A4DD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 164 221);
color: hsl(195 100% 43%);
color: oklch(0.675 0.138 232.3);

#00A4DD FAQ

What color is #00A4DD?

#00A4DD 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 #00A4DD?

#00A4DD is rgb(0, 164, 221) in RGB, hsl(195, 100%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 26%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A4DD?

The complementary color of #00A4DD is #DD3900, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A4DD?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A4DD: 7.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A4DD a warm or cool color?

#00A4DD is a cool color.