Palettes / Colors / #00A0F0

#00A0F0 — Vivid Blue

#00A0F0 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the blue family.

#00A0F0 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 #F05000; it also sits naturally between #00F0C8 and #0028F0. 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 63% · Blue 94%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #00A0F0

.text { color: #00A0F0; }
.background { background-color: #00A0F0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00A0F0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 160, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 100%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00A0F0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 160, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00A0F0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 160, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#00A0F0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00A0F0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F05000:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #00A0F0: #000000.

How #00A0F0 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #00A0F0 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #00A0EF  ·  #00A0F1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #00A0F0?

#00A0F0 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 160, 240). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #00A0F0?

#00A0F0 is RGB 0, 160, 240 — HSL 200°, 100%, 47% — CMYK 100%, 33%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #00A0F0?

Its complement is #F05000; analogous partners are #00F0C8 and #0028F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #00A0F0 for text?

Black text on #00A0F0 has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.88:1.