bluecoolCC0 survey name

Electric Blue #0652FF

Electric Blue is a mid-tone, vivid cool color (#0652FF; HSL 222° 100% 51%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “electric blue”.

Use cases: Trust UI · Corporate accents

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Families: Blues

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#0652FF
RGBrgb(6, 82, 255)
HSLhsl(222, 100%, 51%)
HSVhsv(222, 98%, 100%)
OKLCHoklch(52.88% 0.262 263.2)
OKLaboklab(52.88% -0.0313 -0.2605)
CMYKcmyk(97.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 0%)
XYZxyz(21.136, 13.2904, 96.0396)
CIE-LABlab(43.2, 47.8, -89.7)
CIE-LCHlch(43.2, 101.7, 298.0°)
Luminance0.133 (WCAG relative)
/* Electric Blue */ --electric-blue: #0652ff; color: #0652ff; background-color: #0652ff;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: electricblue.

Collections: Vibrant Colors · Neon Colors · Ocean Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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Shades (toward black)

#184ae2 #2042c7 #233aab #243291 #232b77 #20245f #1c1c47 #171631 #100d1c #000000

Tints (toward white)

#4d62ff #6d72ff #8582ff #9b93ff #aea4ff #c0b6ff #d0c8ff #e1daff #f0ecff #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#3454ef #4656df #5258d0 #5a5ac0 #605cb1 #635ea2 #666093 #676284 #676475 #666666

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#0652FF
#FFB306
#0652ff #ffb306

Analogous

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#06CEFF
#0652FF
#3606FF
#06ceff #0652ff #3606ff

Triadic

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#0652FF
#FF0652
#52FF06
#0652ff #ff0652 #52ff06

Tetradic

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#0652FF
#FF06CE
#FFB306
#06FF36
#0652ff #ff06ce #ffb306 #06ff36

Square

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#0652FF
#FF06CE
#FFB306
#06FF36
#0652ff #ff06ce #ffb306 #06ff36

Split Complementary

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#0652FF
#FF3606
#CEFF06
#0652ff #ff3606 #ceff06

Monochromatic

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#002A8B
#003DC8
#0652FF
#437DFF
#80A7FF
#002a8b #003dc8 #0652ff #437dff #80a7ff

Accessibility & contrast

5.74
#0652FF on #FFFFFF
AA text AA large AAA text UI 3:1
3.66
#0652FF on #000000
AA text AA large AAA text UI 3:1

Best text on electric blue

5.74
#FFFFFF text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0071FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005BFC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0083A2

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Azul #1D5DEC3.88
Warm Blue #4B57DB4.66
Bright Blue #0165FC5.99
Vibrant Blue #0339F86.50
Royal Blue #4169E17.51
Purpleish Blue #6140EF7.68

Colors that go with electric blue

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Navy Blue #1B2A4A
2.5:1
Same hue family as electric blue (Δh 1°) — guaranteed harmony
Bright Lilac #C95EFB
1.8:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 59°) — adds depth without tension
Green Apple #5EDC1F
3.2:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈122°) — balanced three-way contrast
Neon Yellow #CFFF04
4.9:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈150°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Gold #FFD700
4.1:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈171°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.