Close to Blue
#0000FB
#0000FB is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 0% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #0000FB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.78:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.39:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.78:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.39:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #0000FB as they’d see it.
#0000FB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #0000FB
What color is #0000FB?
#0000FB is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 0% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #0000FB in RGB?
#0000FB is rgb(0, 0, 251): 0 red, 0 green, and 251 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #0000FB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 100, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #0000FB?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #0000FB?
Its complement #4D4D00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.