Blue is the most common color on the web. It signals trust, calm and reliability, which is why banks, software companies and social networks use it, and it is the traditional color for links.
Using blue in web design
- Mid blues such as
#2563EB(Tailwind blue-600) pass AA with white text and make solid primary buttons. - Navy blues are a softer alternative to black for headings and dark sections.
- Light blues make clean backgrounds for info messages and highlighted cards.
About this page
The colors above are grouped automatically by hue, saturation and lightness. Click any swatch to copy its HEX code, or open Details to convert it to RGB, HSL, HSV and CMYK in the color picker. To build a full scale from one of these colors, use the tints & shades generator, and check text colors with the contrast checker.