Royal blue

#0155df

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 217 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 #0155df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0155df

RGB1, 85, 223

HSL217, 99%, 44%

HSV217, 100%, 87%

CMYK100%, 62%, 0%, 13%

Lab40.95, 33.92, -75.43

XYZ16.58, 11.83, 71.22

Decimal87519

Web safe#0066cc

Pantone293 C

Shades of royal blue

#014ecc #0146b8 #013fa5 #013892 #01307f #00296b #002258 #001a45 #001332 #000c1e

Tints of royal blue

#015ffa #186ffe #327ffe #4d90fe #68a1fe #82b1fe #9dc2ff #b8d3ff #d3e3ff #edf4ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#df8b01 Analogous#01c4df Analogous#1c01df Triadic#df0155 Triadic#55df01 Split complementary#df1c01 Split complementary#c4df01

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, 62, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0155df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 62 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 61 4 19

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 #0155df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0155df; }
.text { color: #0155df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0155df; }

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 #0155df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0155df 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 #0155df 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 #0155df 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

The figures for #0155df come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.