Blue

#0b46fd

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

This is Blue, a vivid blue at 225 degrees. 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 #0b46fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0b46fd

RGB11, 70, 253

HSL225, 98%, 52%

HSV225, 96%, 99%

CMYK96%, 72%, 0%, 1%

Lab40.48, 54.23, -93.12

XYZ20.06, 11.54, 94.1

Decimal739069

Web safe#0033ff

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#023cef #0236d8 #0230c0 #012aa9 #012592 #011f7b #011964 #01134d #000d36 #00081e

Tints of blue

#2257fd #3868fd #4f79fe #668bfe #7c9cfe #93adfe #a9befe #c0cffe #d7e0ff #edf2ff

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#fdc20b Analogous#0bbffd Analogous#490bfd Triadic#fd0b46 Triadic#46fd0b Split complementary#fd490b Split complementary#bffd0b

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 96, 72, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0b46fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

96 72 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

92 70 4 7

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 #0b46fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0b46fd; }
.text { color: #0b46fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b46fd; }

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 #0b46fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0b46fd 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 #0b46fd 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 #0b46fd 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 #0b46fd are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.