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#00A4DF closest to Blue Burst

#00A4DF 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 87.5% blue (rgb(0, 164, 223)). Its HSL value is 196° hue, 100% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #00A4DF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.38:1.

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Variations of #00A4DF

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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#00A4DF 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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#00A4DF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A4DF 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 #6C91DE
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #86A3E2
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #73A2E1
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6C91DE
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5E99DF
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B4B8
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00ABCE
  • 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 #869CAE

#00A4DF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.85:1 Very poor#00A4DF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.38:1 Very good#00A4DF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A4DF in CSS

/* Blue Burst */
.color { color: #00A4DF; }
.background { background-color: #00A4DF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A4DF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 164 223);
color: hsl(196 100% 44%);
color: oklch(0.676 0.140 233.2);

#00A4DF FAQ

What color is #00A4DF?

#00A4DF 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 #00A4DF?

#00A4DF is rgb(0, 164, 223) in RGB, hsl(196, 100%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 26%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A4DF?

The complementary color of #00A4DF is #DF3B00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A4DF?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A4DF: 7.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A4DF a warm or cool color?

#00A4DF is a cool color.