Palettes / Colors / #00A8E6

#00A8E6 — Vivid Blue

#00A8E6 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the blue family.

#00A8E6 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 #E63D00; it also sits naturally between #00E6B0 and #0036E6. 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 66% · Blue 90%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #00A8E6

.text { color: #00A8E6; }
.background { background-color: #00A8E6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00A8E6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 168, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 100%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00A8E6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 168, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00A8E6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 168, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#00A8E6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00A8E6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #00A8E6

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E63D00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #00A8E6: #000000.

How #00A8E6 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 #00A8E6 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

← #00A8E5  ·  #00A8E7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #00A8E6?

#00A8E6 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 168, 230). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #00A8E6?

#00A8E6 is RGB 0, 168, 230 — HSL 196°, 100%, 45% — CMYK 100%, 27%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #00A8E6?

Its complement is #E63D00; analogous partners are #00E6B0 and #0036E6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #00A8E6 for text?

Black text on #00A8E6 has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.71:1.