What color is #0075F9?

#0075F9 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Hadfield Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0075F9?

The RGB value is 0, 117, 249: 0 red, 117 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0075F9?

The complementary color is #F98400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0075F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0075F9 color

#0075F9 rgb(0, 117, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0075F9 is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 45.9% green and 97.6% blue (0, 117, 249).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Hadfield Blue (#1177FF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#0075F9 color codes

HEX	`#0075F9`
RGB	`rgb(0, 117, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 45.9%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 100%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 100%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 53%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, 23.38, -73.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 76.73, 287.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.454, 19.559, 92.143)`
Decimal	`30201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0075F9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0075F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#0075F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0075F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0075f9; }
.text { color: #0075f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0075f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 117 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0075f9, #0800f9); }

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Questions

What color is #0075F9?: #0075F9 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Hadfield Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0075F9?: The RGB value is 0, 117, 249: 0 red, 117 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0075F9?: The complementary color is #F98400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0075F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.