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#00A9ED closest to High Blue

#00A9ED is a light, vivid blue; the closest named color is High Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 66.3% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(0, 169, 237)). 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. #00A9ED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.90:1.

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Variations of #00A9ED

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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#00A9ED 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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#00A9ED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A9ED 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 #6B96EC
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #87A9F0
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #74A7EF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6B96EC
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5D9EED
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00BBC1
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B0DA
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9F9F9F
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8BA1B6

#00A9ED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.66:1 Very poor#00A9ED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.90:1 Very good#00A9ED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A9ED in CSS

/* High Blue */
.color { color: #00A9ED; }
.background { background-color: #00A9ED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A9ED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 169 237);
color: hsl(197 100% 46%);
color: oklch(0.695 0.150 236.3);

#00A9ED FAQ

What color is #00A9ED?

#00A9ED is a light, vivid 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 #00A9ED?

#00A9ED is rgb(0, 169, 237) in RGB, hsl(197, 100%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 29%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A9ED?

The complementary color of #00A9ED is #ED4400, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A9ED?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A9ED: 7.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A9ED a warm or cool color?

#00A9ED is a cool color.