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#00A8FF closest to Fresh Blue of Bel Air

#00A8FF is a light, vivid blue; the closest named color is Fresh Blue of Bel Air. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 65.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(0, 168, 255)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #00A8FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.05:1.

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Variations of #00A8FF

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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#00A8FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

00A8FFFF5700
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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.

00A8FFFF00A8A8FF00
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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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#00A8FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A8FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5D97FD
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7EABFF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6BA9FF
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5D97FD
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #519EFE
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00BEC8
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B1E8
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8CA2BE

#00A8FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.61:1 Very poor#00A8FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.05:1 Very good#00A8FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A8FF in CSS

/* Fresh Blue of Bel Air */
.color { color: #00A8FF; }
.background { background-color: #00A8FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A8FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 168 255);
color: hsl(200 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.703 0.170 242.9);

#00A8FF FAQ

What color is #00A8FF?

#00A8FF is a light, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Fresh Blue of Bel Air. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A8FF?

#00A8FF is rgb(0, 168, 255) in RGB, hsl(200, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 34%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A8FF?

The complementary color of #00A8FF is #FF5700, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A8FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A8FF: 8.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A8FF a warm or cool color?

#00A8FF is a cool color.