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#00A8DE closest to Thalassophile

#00A8DE is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Thalassophile. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 65.9% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(0, 168, 222)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 100% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #00A8DE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.66:1.

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Variations of #00A8DE

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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#00A8DE 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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#00A8DE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A8DE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7394DD
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8CA6E1
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #78A5E0
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7394DD
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #639CDE
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B7BA
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AECF
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #899FB0

#00A8DE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.74:1 Very poor#00A8DE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.66:1 Very good#00A8DE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A8DE in CSS

/* Thalassophile */
.color { color: #00A8DE; }
.background { background-color: #00A8DE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A8DE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 168 222);
color: hsl(195 100% 44%);
color: oklch(0.685 0.137 230.3);

#00A8DE FAQ

What color is #00A8DE?

#00A8DE is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Thalassophile. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A8DE?

#00A8DE is rgb(0, 168, 222) in RGB, hsl(195, 100%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 24%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A8DE?

The complementary color of #00A8DE is #DE3600, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A8DE?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A8DE: 7.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A8DE a warm or cool color?

#00A8DE is a cool color.