Royal blue

#035dff

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

Royal blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. 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 #035dff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#035dff

RGB3, 93, 255

HSL219, 100%, 51%

HSV219, 99%, 100%

CMYK99%, 64%, 0%, 0%

Lab45.73, 40.94, -85.59

XYZ22.0, 15.07, 96.36

Decimal220671

Web safe#0066ff

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#0054eb #004cd5 #0044be #003ca7 #003490 #002b7a #002363 #001b4c #001335 #000b1f

Tints of royal blue

#1a6cff #327bff #498aff #6199ff #78a8ff #8fb7ff #a7c6ff #bed5ff #d6e4ff #edf4ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#ffa503 Analogous#03dbff Analogous#2703ff Triadic#ff035d Triadic#5dff03 Split complementary#ff2703 Split complementary#dbff03

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 99, 64, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #035dff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

99 64 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

95 63 4 6

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 #035dff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #035dff; }
.text { color: #035dff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #035dff; }

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 #035dff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #035dff 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 #035dff 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 #035dff 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 #035dff is computed, not guessed. 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.