Palettes / Colors / #00A4EB

#00A4EB — Vivid Blue

#00A4EB is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the blue family.

#00A4EB 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 #EB4600; it also sits naturally between #00EBBC and #002FEB. 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 64% · Blue 92%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #00A4EB

.text { color: #00A4EB; }
.background { background-color: #00A4EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00A4EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 164, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 100%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00A4EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 164, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00A4EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 164, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#00A4EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00A4EB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB4600:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #00A4EB: #000000.

How #00A4EB 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 #00A4EB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #00A4EB?

#00A4EB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 164, 235). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #00A4EB?

#00A4EB is RGB 0, 164, 235 — HSL 198°, 100%, 46% — CMYK 100%, 30%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #00A4EB?

Its complement is #EB4600; analogous partners are #00EBBC and #002FEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #00A4EB for text?

Black text on #00A4EB has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.80:1.