#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
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;
}