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#0009FF

#0009ff ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0009ff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 3.53% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 96.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 237.88°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 0.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0000ff
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Relative luminance0.0742

Complementary

  1. #0009ff
  2. #fff600

Split complementary

  1. #0009ff
  2. #ff7600
  3. #89ff00

Analogous

  1. #0089ff
  2. #0009ff
  3. #7600ff

Triadic

  1. #0009ff
  2. #ff0009
  3. #09ff00

Tetradic

  1. #0009ff
  2. #f600ff
  3. #fff600
  4. #09ff00

Square

  1. #0009ff
  2. #ff0089
  3. #fff600
  4. #00ff76

Monochromatic

  1. #000466
  2. #0006b3
  3. #0009ff
  4. #4d53ff
  5. #999dff

Shades

#0009ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0009ff
  2. #0008e6
  3. #0007cc
  4. #0006b3
  5. #000599
  6. #000580
  7. #000466
  8. #00034d
  9. #000233
  10. #00011a
  11. #000000

Tints

#0009ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0009ff
  2. #1a22ff
  3. #333aff
  4. #4d53ff
  5. #666bff
  6. #8084ff
  7. #999dff
  8. #b3b5ff
  9. #ccceff
  10. #e6e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0009ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0009ff
  2. #0d15f2
  3. #1a21e6
  4. #262dd9
  5. #3339cc
  6. #4045c0
  7. #4d50b3
  8. #5a5ca6
  9. #666899
  10. #73748d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ffb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0009ff {
  color: #0009ff;
}
Background
.bg-0009ff {
  background-color: #0009ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0009ff {
  border: 2px solid #0009ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0009ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 9 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0009ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0009ff, #7600ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0009ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 9 255 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 0.47 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.22 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.02 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.62 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.86 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.52 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 10.75 #fff600 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#0009ff  rgb(0, 9, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 50%)  Blue
#fff600  rgb(255, 246, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 50%)  Cadmium Yellow
#ff0009  rgb(255, 0, 9)  hsl(358, 100%, 50%)  Red
#09ff00  rgb(9, 255, 0)  hsl(118, 100%, 50%)  Lime