Royal blue

#006bec

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 213 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 #006bec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#006bec

RGB0, 107, 236

HSL213, 100%, 46%

HSV213, 100%, 93%

CMYK100%, 55%, 0%, 7%

Lab47.72, 24.72, -71.72

XYZ20.4, 16.57, 81.48

Decimal27628

Web safe#0066ff

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#0062d7 #0058c3 #004fae #00469a #003c85 #003371 #002a5c #002048 #001733 #000e1f

Tints of royal blue

#0777ff #2085ff #3a93ff #53a1ff #6dafff #87bdff #a0cbff #bad9ff #d4e7ff #edf5ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#ec8100 Analogous#00e1ec Analogous#0b00ec Triadic#ec006b Triadic#6bec00 Split complementary#ec0b00 Split complementary#e1ec00

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, 55, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #006bec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 55 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 55 4 13

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Royal blue in css

Copy #006bec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #006bec; }
.text { color: #006bec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006bec; }

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 #006bec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #006bec against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #006bec 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #006bec 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 #006bec are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.