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Blue / #0000ff / #00f Hex Color Code

#0000ff Paint ChipThe color blue with hexadecimal color code #0000ff / #00f is a shade of blue-magenta. In the RGB color model #0000ff is comprised of 0% red, 0% green and 100% blue. In the HSL color space #0000ff has a hue of 240° (degrees), 100% saturation and 50% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 464.2 nm.

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Color Schemes

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#0000ff linear gradient to complementary #00ff00

  1. #0000ff
  2. #5d46e2
  3. #766ec5
  4. #7d93a6
  5. #78b785
  6. #61db5c
  7. #00ff00

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #0000ee
  2. #0000f4
  3. #0000f9
  4. #0000ff
  5. #1e0bff
  6. #2e14ff
  7. #3a1cff

Tones

  1. #0000ff
  2. #4a28ea
  3. #633ed5
  4. #7250c0
  5. #7a61ab
  6. #7f7196
  7. #808080

Tints and Shades

#0000ff to white

  1. #0000ff
  2. #673dff
  3. #9265ff
  4. #b38bff
  5. #cfb1ff
  6. #e8d8ff
  7. #ffffff

#0000ff to black

  1. #0000ff
  2. #1e0bd0
  3. #2510a3
  4. #241178
  5. #1f104f
  6. #170b2a
  7. #000000

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#0000ff HTML / CSS Code Examples

#0000ff foreground

The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real.

Lucian Freud
<p style="color: #00f">…</p>

#0000ff background

If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

Edward Hopper
<p style="background-color: #00f">…</p>

#0000ff shadow

Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.

Andy Warhol
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #00f">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
255
Binary
00000000, 00000000, 11111111
Hexadecimal
#0000ff / #00f
LRV
≈ 7.2%
RGB
rgb(0, 0, 255)
RGBA
rgba(0, 0, 255, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.000, g: 0.000, b: 1.000
RYB
red: 0.000%, yellow: 0.000%, blue: 1.000%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-16776961 / 0xff0000ff
HSL
hsl(240, 100%, 50%)
HSLA
hsla(240, 100%, 50%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 240° (240.000), saturation: 100% (1.000), value: 100% (1.000)
HSP
hue: 240.000, saturation: 100.000%, perceived brightness: 33.764%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 265.873, S: 100.019, L: 32.297
Cubehelix
H: -123.058, S: 4.614, L: 0.110
TSL
T: -2.951, S: 0.632, L: 0.114
CMYK
cyan: 100% (1.000), magenta: 100% (1.000), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 0% (0.000)
CMY
cyan: 100% (1.000), magenta: 100% (1.000), yellow: 0% (0.000)
XYZ
X: 18.044, Y: 7.218, Z: 95.030
xyY
x: 0.150, y: 0.060, Y: 7.218
CIELab
L: 32.297, a: 79.188, b: -107.860
CIELuv
L: 32.297, u: -9.405, v: -130.342
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 32.297, C: 133.808, H: 306.285
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 32.297, C: 130.681, H: 265.873
Hunter-Lab
L: 26.865, a: 72.872, b: -190.919
CIECAM02
J: 21.163, C: 90.872, h: 257.773, Q: 90.636, M: 79.467, s: 93.636, H: 309.933
OSA-UCS
lightness: -11.082, jaune: -20.387, green: 6.708
LMS
L: 0.890, M: 0.136, S: 93.605
YCbCr
Y: 40.990, Cb: 239.945, Cr: 109.895
YCgCo
Y: 63.750, Cg: -63.750, Co: -63.750
YDbDr
Y: 29.070, Db: 339.915, Dr: 55.335
YPbPr
Y: 18.360, Pb: 127.500, Pr: -11.730
xvYCC
Y: 31.768, Cb: 240.000, Cr: 117.696
YIQ
Y: 29.070, I: -81.922, Q: 79.339
YUV
Y: 29.070, U: 111.180, V: -25.503
Munsell Color System
10PB 4/12 ΔE = 30.070
Brand Color
Pinboard ΔE = 3.934

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