Blue

#041aec

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

Blue sits in the blue band, mid and vivid. 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 #041aec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#041aec

RGB4, 26, 236

HSL234, 97%, 47%

HSV234, 98%, 93%

CMYK98%, 89%, 0%, 7%

Lab31.4, 69.23, -98.64

XYZ15.56, 6.82, 79.85

Decimal269036

Web safe#0033ff

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#0418d7 #0315c3 #0313ae #03119a #020f85 #020c70 #020a5c #010847 #010633 #01031e

Tints of blue

#0e25fb #273bfb #4052fc #5968fc #717ffd #8a95fd #a3acfd #bcc2fe #d5d9fe #edefff

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#ecd604 Analogous#048eec Analogous#6204ec Triadic#ec041a Triadic#1aec04 Split complementary#ec6204 Split complementary#8eec04

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 98, 89, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #041aec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

98 89 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

94 86 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 #041aec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #041aec; }
.text { color: #041aec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #041aec; }

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 #041aec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #041aec 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 #041aec 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 #041aec 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

Every value on this page for #041aec 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.