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#00A4F3 — Vivid Blue

#00A4F3 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deepskyblue (#00BFFF) — not an exact match. CSS deepskyblue gives you #00BFFF, a different color; use #00A4F3 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.

#00A4F3 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 #F55200; it also sits naturally between #00F5CC and #0029F5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#00A4F3 · RGB 0, 164, 243

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Color values

HEX#00A4F3
RGB0, 164, 243
HSL200°, 100%, 48%
HSV200°, 100%, 95%
CMYK100%, 33%, 0%, 5%
XYZ29.45, 33.02, 89.62
Yxy33.02, 0.1937, 0.2171
CIE-Lab64.18, -7.25, -49.19
Hunter Lab57.46, -6.10, -57.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 64% · Blue 95%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #00A4F3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #00A4F3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #00A4F3

.text { color: #00A4F3; }
.background { background-color: #00A4F3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00A4F3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 164, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 100%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00A4F3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 164, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00A4F3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 164, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#00A4F3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00A4F3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #00A4F3

#0096E0#0085C7#0077B3#006699#005885#004B70#003A57#002C42#001B29#000E14

Tints of #00A4F3

#0FAFFF#29B8FF#3DBEFF#57C7FF#70CFFF#8AD8FF#A3E0FF#B8E7FF#D1F0FF#EBF8FF

Tones of #00A4F3

#119DE4#2397D1#3592C0#468CAF#57869E#69808C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F55200:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.76:1 Fails
Against black text7.60:1 AAA

Best text color on #00A4F3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #00A4F3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #00A4F3: ·

How #00A4F3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #4748E0Deuteranopia · #3E31DBTritanopia · #08D1CD

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:

Material Light Blue 500 · #03A9F4Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9Material Blue 500 · #2196F3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #00A4F3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 00a9ff
#00A9FF · #89CFF3 · #A0E9FF · #CDF5FD
Palette 591fce
#591FCE · #0C9CEE · #3DBDC2 · #A1F480
Vintage Zephyr
#212D0B · #11A9FD · #FA27D2 · #6C26FD
Amber Ruby Voyage
#13A1E9 · #252CE8 · #9625E2 · #C51B9F
Palette 0d92f4
#0D92F4 · #77CDFF · #F95454 · #C62E2E
Palette Ef7722
#EF7722 · #FAA533 · #EBEBEB · #0BA6DF

Similar colors

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

#00A9FF#0C9CEE#11A9FD#13A1E9#0D92F4#0BA6DF#008BFF#118DF0#03C1EB#00B4D8#1A93FB#1AB7ED

Browse neighbouring colors

← #00A4F2  ·  #00A4F4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #00A4F3?

#00A4F3 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 164, 243). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #00A4F3?

#00A4F3 is RGB 0, 164, 243 — HSL 200°, 100%, 48% — CMYK 100%, 33%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #00A4F3?

Its complement is #F55200; analogous partners are #00F5CC and #0029F5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #00A4F3 for text?

Black text on #00A4F3 has a contrast ratio of 7.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.76:1.