#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
Variations of #0000FF (Bleu)
Lighter Shades
Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #0000FF is the color #E5E5FF
Darker Shades
Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #000019.
Other Shades of Blue
Examples of other colors within the Blue spectrum .
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
div{ background: #0000FF; }
div{ background: Blue; }
Colored text
div{ color: #0000FF; }
div{ color: Blue; }
Border
div{ border: 3px solid #0000FF; }
div{ border: 3px solid Blue; }
Shadow
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.
Similar Colors
Other color codes similar or equivalent to the specified color code #0000FF.
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