#0081b5 Color Information

#0081b5 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #0081b5, and its official name is Primal Blue. In RGB, it consists of 0.0% Red, 50.6% Green, and 71.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 100% Cyan, 28.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 29% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 197.2°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 35.5%. The decimal value for #0081b5 is 33205, and its nearest "web safe" color is #0099cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #0081b5 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#0081b5 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorPrimal Blue Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color0, 129, 181 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color0.0%, 50.6%, 71.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color1.000, 0.494, 0.290 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color1, 0.287, 0, 0.29 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color197.2°, 100.0%, 35.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color197.2°, 100.0%, 71.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color16.191, 19.037, 46.537 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color0, 75, 181 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code33205 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color50.730, -10.460, -35.601 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)50.730, 37.106, 253.626 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color50.730, -33.702, -52.853 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color43.631, -10.116, -32.697 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.198, 0.233, 19.037 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4278223285 / 0xff0081b5 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#0099cc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #0081b5

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #0081b5, its pure hue is 197.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 35.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #0081b5, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #001017 to #00719e.

Tints of #0081b5

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #0081b5, its pure hue is 197.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 35.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #0081b5, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #2091be to #dfeff6.

Tones of #0081b5

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #0081b5, its pure hue is 197.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #0081b5, which range from #5b5b5b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0081b5 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #0081b5

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #0081b5! For #0081b5, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #0081b5. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #0081b5

This color, #0081b5, consists of 0.0% Red, 50.6% Green, and 71.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 0, Green = 129, Blue = 181. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #0081b5 is 100% Cyan, 28.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 29% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R0.0%
C100.0%
G50.6%
M28.7%
B71.0%
Y0.0%
K29.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 0 129 181
Octal 0 201 265
Hexa #00 #81 #b5
Binary 00000000 10000001 10110101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 100 28 0 29
Octal 144 34 0 35
Hexa #64 #1c #00 #1d
Binary 01100100 00011100 00000000 00011101

Analogous Colors of #0081b5

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #0081b5 — which has hue 197.2° — its analogous colors are located at 167.2° and 227.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #0081b5.

Triadic Colors of #0081b5

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #0081b5 — which has hue 197.2° — its triadic colors are located at 77.2° and 317.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #0081b5.

Complementary Color of #0081b5

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #0081b5 — which has hue 197.2° — its complementary color is located at 17.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #0081b5.

Split Complementary Colors of #0081b5

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #0081b5 — which has hue 197.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 47.2° and 347.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #0081b5.

Tetradic Colors of #0081b5

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #0081b5 — which has hue 197.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 107.2°, 197.2°, 287.2°, and 17.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #0081b5.

Monochromatic Colors of #0081b5

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #0081b5, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #00415b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #11baff (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #0081b5

We want to make getting started with #0081b5 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #0081b5 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #0081b5 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #0081b5 with other HTML elements.

#0081b5 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #0081b5.
<span style="color: #0081b5;">The color of this text is #0081b5.</span>

#0081b5 Background Color

The background color for this text is #0081b5.
<div style="background-color: #0081b5; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #0081b5.</div>

#0081b5 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #0081b5.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #0081b5;">This color for the shadow of this text is #0081b5.</span>

#0081b5 Border Color

This is a div with border color #0081b5.
<div style="border: #0081b5 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #0081b5.</div>

#0081b5 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #0081b5 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #0081b5; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #0081b5 on a white background.</div></div>

#0081b5 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #0081b5 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #0081b5; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #0081b5 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #0081b5 to White

This is a gradient from #0081b5 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#0081b5,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#0081b5,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#0081b5,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#0081b5,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #0081b5 to white.</div>

Gradient from #0081b5 to Black

This is a gradient from #0081b5 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#0081b5,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#0081b5,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#0081b5,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#0081b5,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #0081b5 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #0081b5

In addition to using #0081b5 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #0081b5 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #0081b5, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 0, Green = 129, Blue = 181). If you need details about the color coordinates of #0081b5 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #0081b5
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(0, 129, 181)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #0081b5; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #0081b5; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #0081b5; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(0, 129, 181);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#0081b5")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:0, green:129, blue:181, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:0 green:129 blue:181 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(0f, 129f, 181f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(0, 129, 181);
 

#0081b5 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #0081b5 the same way. For those with color blindness, #0081b5 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #0081b5 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #0081b5 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #0081b5 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #0081b5 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #0081b5 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.4:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #0081b5 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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