#00a5eb

Color #00a5eb

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 11.2 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#00a5eb

RGB

rgb(0, 165, 235)

HSL

hsl(197.9, 100%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.9, 100%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 29.8%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(64.08, -10.74, -44.94)

LCH

lch(64.08, 46.21, 256.56)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.151, 237.66)

HWB

hwb(197.9, 0%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eb4600

Analogous

#00ebbc

#00a5eb

#002feb

Triadic

#00a5eb

#eb00a5

#a5eb00

Split-complementary

#00a5eb

#eb002f

#ebbc00

Tetradic

#00a5eb

#4600eb

#eb4600

#a5eb00

Square

#00a5eb

#bc00eb

#eb4600

#2feb00

Shades

Color #00a5eb mixed toward black.

#0089c4

#006e9d

#005276

#00374e

#001b27

Tints

Color #00a5eb mixed toward white.

#1abbff

#48c8ff

#76d6ff

#a3e4ff

#d1f1ff

Tones

Color #00a5eb mixed toward gray.

#149dd8

#2795c4

#3b8db0

#4e859d

#627d89

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071dd · ΔE 24.5

Deuteranopia

#695ed9 · ΔE 29.4

Tritanopia

#25d0ce · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 22.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #00a5eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#00a5eb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#00a5eb (#00a5eb) is rgb(0, 165, 235) in RGB.

No, #00a5eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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