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#0000EE Hyperlink Blue

#0000EE is a dark, vivid blue named Hyperlink Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 0.0% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(0, 0, 238)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 100% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #0000EE is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.40:1.

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Variations of #0000EE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#0000EE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

0000EEEEEE00
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

0000EEEE770077EE00
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

0000EEEE000000EE00
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

0000EEEE00EEEEEE0000EE00
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#0000EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #0000EE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0039EB
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0052F3
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0045F1
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0039EB
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0031EC
  • Tritanopia 56% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00648B
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0040C9
  • Achromatopsia 40% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #464646
  • Achromatomaly 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3D3D8B

#0000EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.40:1 Very good#0000EE text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.23:1 Very poor#0000EE text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#0000EE in CSS

/* Hyperlink Blue */
.color { color: #0000EE; }
.background { background-color: #0000EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #0000EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 0 238);
color: hsl(240 100% 47%);
color: oklch(0.429 0.297 264.1);

#0000EE FAQ

What color is #0000EE?

#0000EE is a dark, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Hyperlink Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #0000EE?

#0000EE is rgb(0, 0, 238) in RGB, hsl(240, 100%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #0000EE?

The complementary color of #0000EE is #EEEE00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #0000EE?

White text has the best contrast on #0000EE: 9.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #0000EE a warm or cool color?

#0000EE is a cool color.