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#00A8DF

#00a8df ≈ Carolina Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00a8df is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 65.88% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 24.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 194.8°, with 100% saturation and 43.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#0099cc
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Relative luminance0.3333

Complementary

  1. #00a8df
  2. #df3700

Split complementary

  1. #00a8df
  2. #df0038
  3. #dfa700

Analogous

  1. #00dfa7
  2. #00a8df
  3. #0038df

Triadic

  1. #00a8df
  2. #df00a8
  3. #a8df00

Tetradic

  1. #00a8df
  2. #3700df
  3. #df3700
  4. #a8df00

Square

  1. #00a8df
  2. #a700df
  3. #df3700
  4. #38df00

Monochromatic

  1. #003546
  2. #006e93
  3. #00a8df
  4. #2dcbff
  5. #79deff

Shades

#00a8df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00a8df
  2. #0097c9
  3. #0086b2
  4. #00769c
  5. #006586
  6. #005470
  7. #004359
  8. #003243
  9. #00222d
  10. #001116
  11. #000000

Tints

#00a8df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00a8df
  2. #1ab1e2
  3. #33b9e5
  4. #4dc2e9
  5. #66cbec
  6. #80d4ef
  7. #99dcf2
  8. #b3e5f5
  9. #cceef9
  10. #e6f6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00a8df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00a8df
  2. #0da4d6
  3. #1aa0cc
  4. #269cc3
  5. #3398b9
  6. #4094b0
  7. #4d90a6
  8. #5a8c9d
  9. #668893
  10. #73848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ca1bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8ca6e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7294de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6ea7e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a9ddf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b1ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00a8df {
  color: #00a8df;
}
Background
.bg-00a8df {
  background-color: #00a8df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00a8df {
  border: 2px solid #00a8df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00a8df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 168 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 100% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00a8df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00a8df, #0038df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00a8df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 168 223 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.63 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.58 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.10 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.30 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.55 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.92 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.75 #ff5720 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#00a8df  rgb(0, 168, 223)  hsl(195, 100%, 44%)  Carolina Blue
#df3700  rgb(223, 55, 0)  hsl(15, 100%, 44%)  Sinopia
#df00a8  rgb(223, 0, 168)  hsl(315, 100%, 44%)  Shocking Pink
#a8df00  rgb(168, 223, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 44%)  Yellow Green