#0000FF

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Blue.

About #0000FF

When working with digital screens, the color #0000FF is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Blue. Its digital footprint relies on 0 parts red, 0 parts green, and 255 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 100% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. With a hue angle of 240.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0000FF
RGB0, 0, 255
HSL240.0°, 100.0%, 50.0%
CMYK100%, 100%, 0%, 0%
HSV240.0°, 100.0%, 100.0%
LAB32.3, 79.2, -107.9
XYZ18.1, 7.2, 95.0
Decimal255

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.59:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.44:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.21:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.08:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0000FF; }
.text-color { color: #0000FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #0000FF; }

Similar Colors

Blue
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