Blue hair is by far the coolest of the fashion hair colors. It exudes confidence and fearlessness, but without the attention-seeking vibe of other unusual hair colors. Blue hair color is becoming especially popular right now thanks to celebs like Lady Gaga and Kylie Jenner rocking pastel takes on it so far this year. Now’s the fun time to explore some creative blue hair color photos and pick your next show-stopping look! Below, we’ve got some photos that will give you inspiration and show you all of the different ways blue hair can look.
1. Cloud Blue Hair
This silvery take on blue hair is as fluffy as a spring day cloud. It’s a balayage look that combines metallic, silvery-white tones with light pastel blue, which is more saturated near the roots but fades away delicately.
2. Deeply Rooted Blue Curls
Our obsession with metallic takes on blue hair color continues. This feathery curled hairstyle is super light and shiny thanks to a metallic wash of light blue over glistening white hair. What keeps this look grounded are dark, nearly black roots that add depth and keep things healthy.
3. Royal Treatment Blue Hair Color
This subtle wave gives the perfect retro accent to deep blue hair. The hair was colored with a royal blue hair dye, but there is also a vein of black running through the style as a lowlight, which adds depth and sophistication to the look.
4. Ocean Dive Blue Hair
As you look at these curls you get the feeling as though you’ve plunged into the very depths of the ocean. The twisted curls have a living tentacle vibe, while the black to blue to turquoise color gradient feels like the progression of color you see as you dive deeper and deeper into the waves.
5. Three-Quarter Blue Ombre
While true half-and-half ombres are becoming an increasingly rare choice for hair dyeing, ombres that leave the bulk of the lower part of the hair dyed one color are certainly on trend. This example shows us an ombre where the top half is a deep, rich blue, while the bottom half is a bright and cheerful sky blue.
6. Analog Blue Hair Melt
Colormelts are always obsession worthy, but analog colormelts most of all! The color progression here is violet to royal blue to teal, a cool transition that places primary blue front and center. The fact that the hair looks extra soft and lush makes the transition all the more gorgeous.
7. Ice Blue Waves
You have to be careful with this kind of take on blue hair color! It looks simultaneously so soft yet so icy cold – who knows whether the cold will sting when you touch it? It’s a look that features unbleached roots that have been simply washed with blue hair dye, while elsewhere the hair was taken as light as it could go, which means the wash of blue looks soft and metallic.
8. Dark Denim Blue Hair
The blend of muted black, navy, and royal blue hair dye in this balayage leads to a denim effect thanks to an organic streaking technique. It is especially nice if you’re low-maintenance when it comes to styling, since even this messier route ends up looking pretty darn cool.
9. Electric and Cobalt Blue Balayage
Blue hair can really make you feel like an anime character, especially if the shades of blue you choose are particularly vivid. This balayage combines true electric blue as the base tone and then adds cobalt blue as a slightly muted accent. What would be really intense ends up being charming thanks to soft curls.
10. Curled Black and Blue Hair
These lush hairstyles are giving a whole new meaning to the expression “black and blue”! Dark black roots are easy to pair with striking deep blue curls. By curling the hair in a bottleneck shape you can keep things romantic.
