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#00A8EC closest to High Blue

#00A8EC is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is High Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 65.9% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(0, 168, 236)). Its HSL value is 197° hue, 100% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #00A8EC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.81:1.

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Variations of #00A8EC

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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#00A8EC 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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#00A8EC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A8EC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6B96EB
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #86A8EF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #73A6EE
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6B96EB
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5C9DEC
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00BAC0
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00AFD9
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9E9E9E
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8AA0B6

#00A8EC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.69:1 Very poor#00A8EC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.81:1 Very good#00A8EC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A8EC in CSS

/* High Blue */
.color { color: #00A8EC; }
.background { background-color: #00A8EC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A8EC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 168 236);
color: hsl(197 100% 46%);
color: oklch(0.692 0.150 236.4);

#00A8EC FAQ

What color is #00A8EC?

#00A8EC is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is High Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A8EC?

#00A8EC is rgb(0, 168, 236) in RGB, hsl(197, 100%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 29%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A8EC?

The complementary color of #00A8EC is #EC4400, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A8EC?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A8EC: 7.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A8EC a warm or cool color?

#00A8EC is a cool color.