Royal blue

#0856bd

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

Royal 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #0856bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0856bd

RGB8, 86, 189

HSL214, 92%, 39%

HSV214, 96%, 74%

CMYK96%, 54%, 0%, 26%

Lab38.52, 20.04, -59.77

XYZ12.61, 10.38, 49.48

Decimal546493

Web safe#0066cc

Pantone293 C

Shades of royal blue

#074fad #07479d #06408d #05397d #05326d #042a5d #03234d #031c3d #02152d #010d1d

Tints of royal blue

#0963d9 #0b70f5 #2881f6 #4491f7 #60a2f8 #7db2f9 #99c3fb #b5d4fc #d2e4fd #eef5fe

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#bd6f08 Analogous#08b0bd Analogous#1408bd Triadic#bd0856 Triadic#56bd08 Split complementary#bd1508 Split complementary#b0bd08

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 96, 54, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0856bd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

96 54 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

92 54 4 32

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Royal blue in css

Copy #0856bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0856bd; }
.text { color: #0856bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0856bd; }

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 #0856bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0856bd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #0856bd 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #0856bd 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

Here is how the numbers for #0856bd are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.