Palettes / Colors / #00A1DB

#00A1DB — Vivid Blue

#00A1DB is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkturquoise (#00CED1) — not an exact match. CSS darkturquoise gives you #00CED1, a different color; use #00A1DB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#00A1DB 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 #DB3A00; it also sits naturally between #00DBA8 and #0033DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 63% · Blue 86%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #00A1DB

.text { color: #00A1DB; }
.background { background-color: #00A1DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00A1DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 161, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 100%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00A1DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 161, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00A1DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 161, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#00A1DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00A1DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #00A1DB

Tints of #00A1DB

Tones of #00A1DB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB3A00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #00A1DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #00A1DB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #00A1DB 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 #00A1DB 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

← #00A1DA  ·  #00A1DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #00A1DB?

#00A1DB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 161, 219). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #00A1DB?

#00A1DB is RGB 0, 161, 219 — HSL 196°, 100%, 43% — CMYK 100%, 26%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #00A1DB?

Its complement is #DB3A00; analogous partners are #00DBA8 and #0033DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #00A1DB for text?

Black text on #00A1DB has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.95:1.