Royal blue

#005fc0

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 210 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #005fc0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#005fc0

RGB0, 95, 192

HSL210, 100%, 38%

HSV210, 100%, 75%

CMYK100%, 51%, 0%, 25%

Lab41.2, 15.01, -57.17

XYZ13.61, 11.99, 51.47

Decimal24512

Web safe#0066cc

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#0057b0 #004fa0 #004790 #003f7f #00376f #002f5f #00274f #001f3f #00172f #000f1f

Tints of royal blue

#006ede #007dfc #1b8cff #399bff #57aaff #75b9ff #93c8ff #b1d8ff #cfe7ff #edf6ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#c06100 Analogous#00bfc0 Analogous#0100c0 Triadic#c0005f Triadic#5fc000 Split complementary#c00100 Split complementary#bfc000

Royal blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 100, 51, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #005fc0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 51 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 51 4 31

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 #005fc0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #005fc0; }
.text { color: #005fc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005fc0; }

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 #005fc0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #005fc0 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 #005fc0 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 #005fc0 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 #005fc0 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.