Royal blue

#004eef

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for royal blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Royal blue, a vivid blue at 220 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #004eef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#004eef

RGB0, 78, 239

HSL220, 100%, 47%

HSV220, 100%, 94%

CMYK100%, 67%, 0%, 6%

Lab40.7, 44.33, -84.9

XYZ18.3, 11.68, 82.95

Decimal20207

Web safe#0066ff

Pantone293 C

Shades of royal blue

#0047da #0040c5 #003ab0 #00339c #002c87 #002572 #001e5d #001848 #001133 #000a1f

Tints of royal blue

#0959ff #236bff #3c7cff #558dff #6f9eff #88afff #a1c0ff #bbd1ff #d4e2ff #edf3ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#efa100 Analogous#00c5ef Analogous#2a00ef Triadic#ef004e Triadic#4eef00 Split complementary#ef2a00 Split complementary#c5ef00

Royal blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 100, 67, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #004eef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 67 0 6

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 66 4 12

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Royal blue in css

Copy #004eef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #004eef; }
.text { color: #004eef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004eef; }

How royal blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Royal blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #004eef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #004eef against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #004eef sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around royal blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #004eef and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from royal blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #004eef are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.