Blue

#0000ff

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Blue sits in the blue band, mid and vivid. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #0000ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0000ff

RGB0, 0, 255

HSL240, 100%, 50%

HSV240, 100%, 100%

CMYK100%, 100%, 0%, 0%

Lab32.3, 79.2, -107.86

XYZ18.05, 7.22, 95.05

Decimal255

Web safe#0000ff

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#0000e9 #0000d2 #0000bc #0000a5 #00008f #000078 #000062 #00004b #000035 #00001f

Tints of blue

#1818ff #2f2fff #4747ff #5f5fff #7777ff #8e8eff #a6a6ff #bebeff #d5d5ff #ededff

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#ffff00 Analogous#007fff Analogous#7f00ff Triadic#ff0000 Triadic#00ff00 Split complementary#ff8000 Split complementary#80ff00

Blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 100, 100, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0000ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 100 0 0

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 96 4 6

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Blue in css

Copy #0000ff straight into your stylesheet.

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

How blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #0000ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0000ff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #0000ff sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #0000ff and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #0000ff is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.