Blue

#0e0ee6

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 #0e0ee6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0e0ee6

RGB14, 14, 230

HSL240, 89%, 48%

HSV240, 94%, 90%

CMYK94%, 94%, 0%, 10%

Lab29.71, 70.86, -98.03

XYZ14.62, 6.12, 75.27

Decimal921318

Web safe#0000ff

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#0d0dd2 #0c0cbe #0a0aaa #090996 #080881 #07076d #050559 #040445 #030331 #02021d

Tints of blue

#1c1cf1 #3333f3 #4a4af4 #6262f5 #7979f7 #9191f8 #a8a8fa #bfbffb #d7d7fd #eeeefe

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#e6e60e Analogous#0e7ae6 Analogous#7a0ee6 Triadic#e60e0e Triadic#0ee60e Split complementary#e67a0e Split complementary#7ae60e

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 94, 94, 0, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0e0ee6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

94 94 0 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

90 90 4 16

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.

Blue in css

Copy #0e0ee6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0e0ee6; }
.text { color: #0e0ee6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e0ee6; }

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 #0e0ee6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0e0ee6 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #0e0ee6 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #0e0ee6 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 #0e0ee6 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.