Encycolorpedia

Blue / Ford 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.

Buy Paint Buy paint matching this color

Color Variations

Related Named Colors

Color Schemes

Download: GIMP GPL Adobe ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) Sketch Palette

#0000ff linear gradient to complementary #00ff00

  1. #0000ff / #00f
  2. #5d46e2
  3. #766ec5
  4. #7d93a6
  5. #78b785
  6. #61db5c
  7. #00ff00 / #0f0

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #0000ee / #00e
  2. #0000f4
  3. #0000f9
  4. #0000ff / #00f
  5. #1e0bff
  6. #2e14ff
  7. #3a1cff

Tones

  1. #0000ff / #00f
  2. #4a28ea
  3. #633ed5
  4. #7250c0
  5. #7a61ab
  6. #7f7196
  7. #808080

Tints and Shades

#0000ff to white

  1. #0000ff / #00f
  2. #673dff
  3. #9265ff
  4. #b38bff
  5. #cfb1ff
  6. #e8d8ff
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#0000ff to black

  1. #0000ff / #00f
  2. #1e0bd0
  3. #2510a3
  4. #241178
  5. #1f104f
  6. #170b2a
  7. #000000 / #000

Paints

Exact Matching Paints

Similar Paints

  1. Chrysler

    1. Daytona Blue
      #3b00db       ΔE = 3.885 / LRV ≈ 6.0%

  2. Tamiya

    1. Tamiya 85306, MS-6
      #4429d0       ΔE = 4.967 / LRV ≈ 7.4%

  3. Plascon

    1. Blue Violet Ray B7-A1-2
      #2014d4       ΔE = 5.181 / LRV ≈ 5.6%

Color Directory

Color Blindness Simulation

Monochromacy

Dichromacy

Trichromacy

#0000ff HTML / CSS Code Examples

#0000ff foreground

I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way--things I had no words for.

Georgia O'Keeffe
<p style="color: #00f">…</p>

#0000ff background

There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.

Pablo Picasso
<p style="background-color: #00f">…</p>

#0000ff shadow

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

Francis Bacon
<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: 100.000%
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
YCoCg
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

Random Colors

Red

Green

Blue