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#00A9F0 closest to High Blue

#00A9F0 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 94.1% blue (rgb(0, 169, 240)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 100% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #00A9F0 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.93:1.

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Variations of #00A9F0

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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#00A9F0 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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#00A9F0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A9F0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6A97EF
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #86A9F3
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #73A8F2
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6A97EF
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5C9EF0
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00BBC2
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B1DC
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9F9F9F
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8BA2B8

#00A9F0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.65:1 Very poor#00A9F0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.93:1 Very good#00A9F0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A9F0 in CSS

/* High Blue */
.color { color: #00A9F0; }
.background { background-color: #00A9F0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A9F0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 169 240);
color: hsl(198 100% 47%);
color: oklch(0.697 0.153 237.5);

#00A9F0 FAQ

What color is #00A9F0?

#00A9F0 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 #00A9F0?

#00A9F0 is rgb(0, 169, 240) in RGB, hsl(198, 100%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 30%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A9F0?

The complementary color of #00A9F0 is #F04700, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A9F0?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A9F0: 7.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A9F0 a warm or cool color?

#00A9F0 is a cool color.