Primary Blue Color

#0804f9

Primary Blue is deep, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #f7fb06
Complementary Color #f4f804
Color Shade: mid blue (240.98° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 49.61% (better contrasting with white)
Primary Blue Color Sample
Primary Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #0804f9

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Primary Blue Color. The Vesper color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called True Blue (#010fcc) for more energetic effect. Try Evil Eye as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#f4f804 is the best complementary color to Primary Blue. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0804f9 complementary color is Yellow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue are #047af8 and #8204f8. Thus found on the left and right of #0804f9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Azure Radiance and Electric Violet colors as they work well with Primary Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Primary Blue palette consists of #7af804 and #f88204 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f4f804). Try Chartreuse and Chilean Fire colors in combination with #0804f9, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #0804f9 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Primary Blue. Thus Green and Red giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Primary Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Yellow, Rose, and Spring Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #0804f9 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Primary Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#f4f804) and two others. The Red is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cyan / Aqua – 120° from the complementary Yellow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f80804 and #04f4f8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #0804f9 is made of 3% red, 2% green and 95% blue. In a HSL mode Primary Blue has a hue angle of 240.98°, a saturation of 96.84% and a lightness of 49.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0804f9 is made of 94.51% cyan, 96.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black ink.

HEX #0804f9
RGB Decimal rgb(8,4,249)
RGB Percentage 3%, 2%, 95%
CMYK 94.51, 96.08, 0, 2.35
HSL hsl(240.98,96.84%,49.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(240.98,98.39%,97.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.7568,77.1976,-105.3999)
XYZ xyz(17.2424,6.978,90.0606)
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