Palettes / Colors / #008AE0

#008AE0 — Vivid Blue

#008AE0 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#008AE0 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E05600; it also sits naturally between #00E0C6 and #001AE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 54% · Blue 88%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

Previews

CSS code for #008AE0

.text { color: #008AE0; }
.background { background-color: #008AE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #008AE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 138, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 100%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #008AE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 138, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #008AE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 138, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#008AE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#008AE0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #008AE0

Tints of #008AE0

Tones of #008AE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E05600:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #008AE0: #000000.

How #008AE0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #008AE0 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #008ADF  ·  #008AE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #008AE0?

#008AE0 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 138, 224). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #008AE0?

#008AE0 is RGB 0, 138, 224 — HSL 203°, 100%, 44% — CMYK 100%, 38%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #008AE0?

Its complement is #E05600; analogous partners are #00E0C6 and #001AE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #008AE0 for text?

Black text on #008AE0 has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.