Royal blue

#016cfd

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #016cfd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#016cfd

RGB1, 108, 253

HSL215, 99%, 50%

HSV215, 100%, 99%

CMYK100%, 57%, 0%, 1%

Lab49.28, 30.67, -78.66

XYZ23.1, 17.82, 95.15

Decimal93437

Web safe#0066ff

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#0163e7 #0159d0 #0150ba #0146a4 #013d8e #003377 #002a61 #00204b #001735 #000d1e

Tints of royal blue

#187afe #2f87fe #4795fe #5fa3fe #77b0fe #8ebeff #a6ccff #bed9ff #d5e7ff #edf5ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#fd9201 Analogous#01eafd Analogous#1401fd Triadic#fd016c Triadic#6cfd01 Split complementary#fd1401 Split complementary#eafd01

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, 57, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #016cfd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 57 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 56 4 7

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 #016cfd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #016cfd; }
.text { color: #016cfd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #016cfd; }

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 #016cfd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #016cfd 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 #016cfd 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 #016cfd 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 #016cfd are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.