Blue

#023ded

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

This is Blue, a vivid blue at 225 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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #023ded, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#023ded

RGB2, 61, 237

HSL225, 98%, 47%

HSV225, 99%, 93%

CMYK99%, 74%, 0%, 7%

Lab36.86, 53.74, -90.11

XYZ16.98, 9.46, 81.05

Decimal146925

Web safe#0033ff

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#0238d8 #0232c4 #012daf #01289a #012286 #011d71 #01185c #011248 #000d33 #00081e

Tints of blue

#0b48fd #245bfd #3e6efd #5781fe #7093fe #89a6fe #a2b9fe #bbccfe #d4dfff #edf2ff

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#edb202 Analogous#02b2ed Analogous#3d02ed Triadic#ed023d Triadic#3ded02 Split complementary#ed3d02 Split complementary#b2ed02

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 99, 74, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #023ded on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

99 74 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

95 72 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.

Blue in css

Copy #023ded straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #023ded; }
.text { color: #023ded; }
.border { border: 2px solid #023ded; }

How blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #023ded against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #023ded against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #023ded sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #023ded 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 blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #023ded come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.