Royal blue

#005fe3

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 215 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #005fe3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#005fe3

RGB0, 95, 227

HSL215, 100%, 45%

HSV215, 100%, 89%

CMYK100%, 58%, 0%, 11%

Lab43.84, 28.96, -72.96

XYZ17.96, 13.73, 74.38

Decimal24547

Web safe#0066cc

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#0057cf #004fbc #0046a8 #003e94 #003681 #002e6d #00255a #001d46 #001532 #000d1f

Tints of royal blue

#006afe #1979ff #3489ff #4e98ff #69a8ff #83b7ff #9ec6ff #b8d6ff #d3e5ff #edf5ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#e38400 Analogous#00d1e3 Analogous#1200e3 Triadic#e3005f Triadic#5fe300 Split complementary#e31200 Split complementary#d1e300

Royal blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 100, 58, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #005fe3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 58 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 57 4 17

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 #005fe3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #005fe3; }
.text { color: #005fe3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005fe3; }

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 #005fe3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #005fe3 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 #005fe3 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 #005fe3 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

Every value on this page for #005fe3 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.