#00A0E2

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Deepskyblue.

About #00A0E2

The hex code #00A0E2 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Deepskyblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 0 red, 160 green, and 226 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 100% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow, and 11% black. With a hue angle of 197.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#00A0E2
RGB0, 160, 226
HSL197.5°, 100.0%, 44.3%
CMYK100%, 29%, 0%, 11%
HSV197.5°, 100.0%, 88.6%
LAB62.2, -11.2, -43.0
XYZ26.3, 30.6, 76.5
Decimal41186

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.95:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.13:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.82:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.06:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #00A0E2; }
.text-color { color: #00A0E2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #00A0E2; }

Similar Colors

Deepskyblue
#00BFFF