Color code and palette
Shades of Blue
Blue is a versatile family used to communicate clarity, trust and calm. Sky, royal and navy variants provide enough range for links, product interfaces and authoritative brand palettes.
Blue
#3B82F6
Color formats
The same base color in common web formats.
Shades
| Color | Name | HEX | RGB | HSL | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Blue | #EFF6FF | 239, 246, 255 | 214, 100%, 97% | ||
| Ice Blue | #DBEAFE | 219, 234, 254 | 214, 95%, 93% | ||
| Baby Blue | #BFDBFE | 191, 219, 254 | 213, 97%, 87% | ||
| Sky Blue | #93C5FD | 147, 197, 253 | 212, 96%, 78% | ||
| Cornflower | #60A5FA | 96, 165, 250 | 213, 94%, 68% | ||
| Blue | #3B82F6 | 59, 130, 246 | 217, 91%, 60% | ||
| Royal Blue | #2563EB | 37, 99, 235 | 221, 83%, 53% | ||
| Cobalt | #1D4ED8 | 29, 78, 216 | 224, 76%, 48% | ||
| Navy | #1E40AF | 30, 64, 175 | 226, 71%, 40% | ||
| Dark Blue | #1E3A8A | 30, 58, 138 | 224, 64%, 33% | ||
| Cyan Light | #ECFEFF | 236, 254, 255 | 183, 100%, 96% | ||
| Cyan Pale | #CFFAFE | 207, 250, 254 | 185, 96%, 90% | ||
| Cyan | #A5F3FC | 165, 243, 252 | 186, 94%, 82% | ||
| Turquoise | #67E8F9 | 103, 232, 249 | 187, 92%, 69% | ||
| Aqua | #22D3EE | 34, 211, 238 | 188, 86%, 53% | ||
| Cerulean | #06B6D4 | 6, 182, 212 | 189, 94%, 43% | ||
| Ocean | #0891B2 | 8, 145, 178 | 192, 91%, 36% | ||
| Teal Blue | #0E7490 | 14, 116, 144 | 193, 82%, 31% | ||
| Deep Cyan | #155E75 | 21, 94, 117 | 194, 70%, 27% | ||
| Dark Cyan | #164E63 | 22, 78, 99 | 196, 64%, 24% |
CSS keyword: blue
In CSS you can write it as the keyword blue.
Text contrast
These ratios use the WCAG relative luminance formula.
Aa White text 3.68:1
AA · Large text
Aa Black text 5.71:1
AA
Ways to use Blue
Links and primary interface actions
Technology and financial brands
Calm backgrounds and information panels
Colors that go with Blue
Color-wheel harmonies built from #3B82F6. Click a swatch to copy it or open the set in the color wheel.
Split complementary
Open in color wheelA base plus the two neighbors of its complement — contrast with less tension.