#00A8FF

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #00A8FF

Visually, #00A8FF is defined as a vivid blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Cornflowerblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 0 red, 168 green, and 255 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 100% Cyan, 34% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#00A8FF
RGB0, 168, 255
HSL200.5°, 100.0%, 50.0%
CMYK100%, 34%, 0%, 0%
HSV200.5°, 100.0%, 100.0%
LAB65.9, -5.1, -53.0
XYZ32.1, 35.2, 99.7
Decimal43263

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.61:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.05:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.49:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.84:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #00A8FF; }
.text-color { color: #00A8FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #00A8FF; }

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