Royal blue

#0b70d5

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

This is Royal blue, a vivid blue at 210 degrees. 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 #0b70d5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0b70d5

RGB11, 112, 213

HSL210, 90%, 44%

HSV210, 95%, 84%

CMYK95%, 47%, 0%, 16%

Lab47.58, 12.79, -58.94

XYZ17.94, 16.46, 65.18

Decimal749781

Web safe#0066cc

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#0a66c3 #095db0 #08539e #07498b #064079 #053667 #042c54 #032342 #02192f #020f1d

Tints of royal blue

#0c7dee #228bf4 #3c98f5 #55a6f6 #6fb3f8 #88c0f9 #a2cefa #bbdbfb #d5e9fd #eef6fe

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#d5700b Analogous#0bd5d5 Analogous#0b0bd5 Triadic#d50b70 Triadic#70d50b Split complementary#d50b0b Split complementary#d5d50b

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 95, 47, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0b70d5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

95 47 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

91 47 4 22

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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #0b70d5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0b70d5; }
.text { color: #0b70d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b70d5; }

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 #0b70d5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0b70d5 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #0b70d5 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #0b70d5 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 #0b70d5 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.