What color is 0000FF?
The color name for #0000FF is Blue and is belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The RGB color code for color number #0000FF is RGB(0, 0, 255). In the RGB color model, #0000FF has a red value of 0, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 255. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 100.0% cyan, 100.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 240° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #0000FF has a hue of 240° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
Color 0000FF is cool or warm?
Color 0000FF is a cool color.
What is the LRV of #0000FF? (For interior and product design)
0000FF has an LRV of nearly 7.2. By LRV value, it is a dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 7.2 of #0000FF with dark and light color
Is #0000FF Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color 0000FF meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
HEX #0000FF color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #0000FF
- Red
- 00
- Green
- 00
- Blue
- FF
- Red
- 0 (0.0%)
- Green
- 0 (0.0%)
- Blue
- 255 (100.0%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 100.00%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 0.00%
- Hue
- 240°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Lightness
- 50.00 %
- Hue
- 240°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 100.00 %
- Red
- 0 (0.0%)
- Yellow
- 0 (0.0%)
- Blue
- 255 (100.0%)
- Hue
- 240°
- Whiteness
- 0.00 %
- Blackness
- 0.00 %
- Cyan
- 100.00%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- X
- 18.05
- Y
- 7.22
- Z
- 95.05
- Y1
- 7.22
- X
- 0.15
- Y2
- 0.06
- L
- 32.3
- A
- 79.2
- B
- -107.86
- L
- 32.3
- C
- 133.82
- H
- 306.29
- L
- 32.3
- U
- -9.4
- V
- -130.36
- L
- 26.87
- A
- 72.89
- B
- -190.92
- LRV
- ~ 7.2 %
- Munsell Color System
- 7.1PB 3.1/56.4
Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Color Name of HEX #0000FF
These are the named colors closest to hex 0000FF, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Paint color for Hex #0000FF
These are the real paint colors closest to hex 0000FF from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 0000FF once it is on a wall.
PPG Paints
Hex color 0000FF similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #0000FF to PPG Paints
Behr
Hex color 0000FF similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #0000FF to Behr
Benjamin Moore
Hex color 0000FF similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #0000FF to Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
Hex color 0000FF similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #0000FF to Dunn-Edwards
Valspar
Hex color 0000FF similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #0000FF to Valspar
Sherwin Williams
Hex color 0000FF similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #0000FF to Sherwin Williams
Farrow & Ball
Hex color 0000FF similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #0000FF to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations and Matching Colors
View more Blue - #0000FF color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Blue - #0000FF?
Color that best contrast with Blue - #0000FF is #FFFF00, color name is Yellow. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Blue - #0000FF?
Complementary or Opposite color for Blue - #0000FF is #FFFF00, color name is Yellow.