Blue

#0845ff

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

Blue is a mid blue that reads confident. 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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #0845ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0845ff

RGB8, 69, 255

HSL225, 100%, 52%

HSV225, 97%, 100%

CMYK97%, 73%, 0%, 0%

Lab40.46, 55.42, -94.28

XYZ20.28, 11.53, 95.76

Decimal542207

Web safe#0033ff

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#003bf0 #0035d9 #0030c1 #002aaa #002493 #001f7c #001964 #00134d #000d36 #00081f

Tints of blue

#1f56ff #3668ff #4d79ff #648aff #7b9bff #91adff #a8beff #bfcfff #d6e0ff #edf2ff

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#ffc208 Analogous#08c0ff Analogous#4708ff Triadic#ff0845 Triadic#45ff08 Split complementary#ff4708 Split complementary#c0ff08

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 97, 73, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0845ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

97 73 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

93 71 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.

Blue in css

Copy #0845ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0845ff; }
.text { color: #0845ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0845ff; }

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 #0845ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0845ff 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 #0845ff 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 #0845ff 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

Here is how the numbers for #0845ff are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.