Blue

#0936eb

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 #0936eb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0936eb

RGB9, 54, 235

HSL228, 93%, 48%

HSV228, 96%, 92%

CMYK96%, 77%, 0%, 8%

Lab35.39, 57.01, -91.42

XYZ16.43, 8.69, 79.41

Decimal603883

Web safe#0033ff

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#0831d6 #072dc2 #0728ad #062399 #051e84 #041a70 #03155b #031047 #020b32 #01071d

Tints of blue

#1743f6 #2f57f7 #476af8 #5e7df9 #7690fa #8ea4fb #a6b7fc #becafd #d6defd #eef1fe

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#ebbe09 Analogous#09a7eb Analogous#4d09eb Triadic#eb0936 Triadic#36eb09 Split complementary#eb4d09 Split complementary#a7eb09

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 96, 77, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0936eb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

96 77 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

92 75 4 14

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 #0936eb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0936eb; }
.text { color: #0936eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0936eb; }

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 #0936eb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0936eb 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 #0936eb 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 #0936eb 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 #0936eb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.