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#00A8E3 closest to Thalassophile

#00A8E3 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 89.0% blue (rgb(0, 168, 227)). Its HSL value is 196° hue, 100% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #00A8E3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.71:1.

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Variations of #00A8E3

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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#00A8E3 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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#00A8E3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A8E3 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 #7095E2
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8AA7E6
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #76A5E5
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7095E2
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #619CE3
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00B8BC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AFD2
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #89A0B2

#00A8E3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.72:1 Very poor#00A8E3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.71:1 Very good#00A8E3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A8E3 in CSS

/* Thalassophile */
.color { color: #00A8E3; }
.background { background-color: #00A8E3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A8E3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 168 227);
color: hsl(196 100% 45%);
color: oklch(0.688 0.141 232.6);

#00A8E3 FAQ

What color is #00A8E3?

#00A8E3 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 #00A8E3?

#00A8E3 is rgb(0, 168, 227) in RGB, hsl(196, 100%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 26%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A8E3?

The complementary color of #00A8E3 is #E33B00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A8E3?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A8E3: 7.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A8E3 a warm or cool color?

#00A8E3 is a cool color.