Royal blue

#006ef8

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

Royal blue sits in the blue band, mid and vivid. 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 #006ef8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#006ef8

RGB0, 110, 248

HSL213, 100%, 49%

HSV213, 100%, 97%

CMYK100%, 56%, 0%, 3%

Lab49.41, 27.45, -75.67

XYZ22.52, 17.93, 91.08

Decimal28408

Web safe#0066ff

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#0064e2 #005bcd #0051b7 #0047a1 #003e8b #003476 #002b60 #00214a #001734 #000e1f

Tints of royal blue

#117bff #2a88ff #4296ff #5ba4ff #73b1ff #8bbfff #a4ccff #bcdaff #d5e7ff #edf5ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#f88a00 Analogous#00eaf8 Analogous#0e00f8 Triadic#f8006e Triadic#6ef800 Split complementary#f80e00 Split complementary#eaf800

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, 56, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #006ef8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 56 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 56 4 9

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 #006ef8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #006ef8; }
.text { color: #006ef8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006ef8; }

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 #006ef8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #006ef8 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 #006ef8 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 #006ef8 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 #006ef8 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.