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Microsoft Blue

Microsoft · Software (1975)

#00A4EF Brand Tone round
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Scoring color values

Use these numbers to review the Brand Tone answer after playing the Microsoft card.

HEX
#00A4EF
RGB
0, 164, 239
HSB
199°, 100%, 94%
HSL
199°, 100%, 47%

Nearby cyan-blues for comparison

#0084F0
#00C4F0
#1DADF0
#00A4F0
#008BCC

Target answer for this round

After you play the Microsoft Blue round, compare your guess with the Toon Tone scoring color: #00A4EF, RGB(0, 164, 239), and HSB(199°, 100%, 94%).

If your guess was close, use the notes below to see whether hue, saturation, or brightness caused the miss. The goal is not to memorize a universal brand manual; it is to replay this Brand Tone card with a sharper color memory.

The target sits in the blue family at hue 199°. It is in the blue range, where brightness decides whether the target feels vivid or deep. Saturation is 100% and brightness is 94%, so the match depends on more than the broad color name.

Common misses

For this software round, the most common miss is sliding the hue too far toward cyan or violet. If your answer looks close but scores poorly, compare the hue before changing every slider.

Watch for lowering saturation until the logo color looks muted. Also avoid darkening the answer before the hue is set; brightness changes often explain why a remembered logo color feels correct but does not match the stored target.

Memory cues for Microsoft Blue

A short plan for replaying the Microsoft card without keeping the answer visible.

  • Remember the target area first: Microsoft Blue from Microsoft.
  • Set hue near 199°; it is in the blue range, where brightness decides whether it reads vivid, corporate, or deep.
  • Use saturation as the second checkpoint: full or nearly full saturation; do not gray it down too early.
  • Finish with brightness near 94%; use very high brightness; dimming it even a little changes the read of the round.
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