Blue

#053ccd

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

Blue sits in the blue band, deep and vivid. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #053ccd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#053ccd

RGB5, 60, 205

HSL224, 95%, 41%

HSV224, 98%, 80%

CMYK98%, 71%, 0%, 20%

Lab33.29, 43.15, -77.67

XYZ12.7, 7.67, 58.57

Decimal343245

Web safe#0033cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#0537bb #0432aa #042d98 #032787 #032275 #021d64 #021852 #021341 #010e2f #01091e

Tints of blue

#0644e9 #1151f9 #2d65fa #4879fb #648dfb #7fa2fc #9bb6fd #b6cafd #d2defe #eef2ff

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#cd9605 Analogous#05a0cd Analogous#3205cd Triadic#cd053c Triadic#3ccd05 Split complementary#cd3205 Split complementary#a0cd05

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 98, 71, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #053ccd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

98 71 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

94 69 4 26

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 #053ccd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #053ccd; }
.text { color: #053ccd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #053ccd; }

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 #053ccd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #053ccd 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 #053ccd 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 #053ccd 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 #053ccd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.