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All you need to know about Blue.

Find out what the color means and how you can pair it with other colors to achieve beautiful results.

Blue is one of the primary colors and is generally representing royalty, art, mother nature, authority, and trust. The first documented usage of this color is blue azurite shade, a dark vivid, naturally-occurring blue mineral used broadly back in ancient Egypt, especially for decorative products and jewelry. The mineral was later crushed in the Renaissance and used as a high-class ultramarine paint pigment.

From there, blue went on to live a long life in the art scene, through stained glass windows in the Middle Ages, fine blue and white porcelain in China, and applications by famous artists such as Renoir and Van Gogh. This color can easily pair with other primary colors like yellows, greens, and reds to create bold, vivid color palettes. For a more serious and modern vibe, use neutral colors like gray, silver, black, or white to complement blue.

Blue hex code: #0000FF

Color conversion

HEX
#0000FF

RGB DECIMAL
0, 0, 255

RGB PERCENTAGE
0.0, 0.0, 1.0

HSL
240.0, 1.0, 0.5, 1.0

HSV
240.0, 1.0, 1.0

CMYK
1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0

LAB
32.3, 79.2, -107.9

NUMBER
255

LUMINANCE
0.07

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