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#00A9F3 closest to Cerulean

#00A9F3 is a light, vivid blue; the closest named color is Cerulean. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 66.3% green and 95.3% blue (rgb(0, 169, 243)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 100% saturation and 48% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. #00A9F3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.97:1.

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Variations of #00A9F3

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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#00A9F3 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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#00A9F3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #00A9F3 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 #6897F2
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #85AAF6
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #71A8F5
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6897F2
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5A9EF2
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00BCC3
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00B1DF
  • 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 #8CA2B9

#00A9F3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.64:1 Very poor#00A9F3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.97:1 Very good#00A9F3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#00A9F3 in CSS

/* Cerulean */
.color { color: #00A9F3; }
.background { background-color: #00A9F3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #00A9F3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 169 243);
color: hsl(198 100% 48%);
color: oklch(0.698 0.156 238.6);

#00A9F3 FAQ

What color is #00A9F3?

#00A9F3 is a light, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Cerulean. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #00A9F3?

#00A9F3 is rgb(0, 169, 243) in RGB, hsl(198, 100%, 48%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 30%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #00A9F3?

The complementary color of #00A9F3 is #F34A00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #00A9F3?

Black text has the best contrast on #00A9F3: 7.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #00A9F3 a warm or cool color?

#00A9F3 is a cool color.