#0000FF - Blue

The hexadecimal color code #0000FF corresponds to the color "Blue". It is equivalent to simplified code #00F . This color is a combination of red (at 0,00 level), green (at 0,00 level) and blue (at 1,00 level). Its brightness is 50% and its saturation is 100%. It is composed of red at 0%, green at 0% and blue at 100%. The dominant component is blue.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

240
100
50
Official nameBlue
Shade of Blue
Color name in French Bleu
Hex Code #0000FF
Simplified Hex Code#00F
RGB Code rgb( 0 , 0 , 255)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 0.0% , 0.0% , 100.0% )
HSLhsl( 240 , 100% , 50% )
Complementary
Color
#FFFF00


Variations of #0000FF (Bleu)

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #0000FF is the color #E5E5FF

Blue

#0000ff

Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #000019.

Blue

#0000ff

Other Shades of Blue

Examples of other colors within the Blue spectrum .

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #FFFF00 is the color exactly opposite to #0000FF on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

Blue

#0000FF

Triadic palette



Uses of #0000FF in CSS

When using #0000FF as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #0000FF as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.
You can replace the color code #0000FF with its official name: Blue. You can then write in CSS "background: Blue " for a background of #0000FF.

#0000FF as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #0000FF;  }

div{ background: Blue; }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #0000FF;  }

div{ color: Blue; }

Border

#0000FF colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #0000FF;  }

div{ border: 3px solid Blue; }

Shadow

#0000FF shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #0000FF; }

div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px Blue; }

Note:
In CSS, the color code #0000FF can be replaced with its official name "Blue", or with the simplified code #00F.

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