Royal blue

#0161fa

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. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #0161fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0161fa

RGB1, 97, 250

HSL217, 99%, 49%

HSV217, 100%, 98%

CMYK100%, 61%, 0%, 2%

Lab46.26, 36.51, -81.94

XYZ21.54, 15.46, 92.29

Decimal90618

Web safe#0066ff

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#0158e4 #0150ce #0147b8 #013fa2 #01368c #002e76 #002560 #001d4a #001434 #000c1e

Tints of royal blue

#156ffe #2d7efe #458cfe #5d9bfe #75aafe #8db9ff #a5c8ff #bdd6ff #d5e5ff #edf4ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#fa9a01 Analogous#01ddfa Analogous#1e01fa Triadic#fa0161 Triadic#61fa01 Split complementary#fa1e01 Split complementary#ddfa01

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, 61, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0161fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 61 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 60 4 8

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 #0161fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0161fa; }
.text { color: #0161fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0161fa; }

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 #0161fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0161fa 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 #0161fa 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 #0161fa 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 #0161fa is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.