Blue

#1016f9

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 238 degrees. 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 #1016f9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1016f9

RGB16, 22, 249

HSL238, 95%, 52%

HSV238, 94%, 98%

CMYK94%, 91%, 0%, 2%

Lab32.97, 73.91, -103.37

XYZ17.6, 7.52, 90.15

Decimal1054457

Web safe#0000ff

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#060cec #050bd5 #050abe #0408a7 #040790 #030679 #020562 #02044c #010335 #01011e

Tints of blue

#262cfa #3c41fa #5257fb #696cfb #7f82fc #9598fc #abadfd #c1c3fd #d7d8fe #eeeeff

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#f9f310 Analogous#108af9 Analogous#7f10f9 Triadic#f91016 Triadic#16f910 Split complementary#f97e10 Split complementary#8bf910

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 94, 91, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1016f9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

94 91 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

90 88 4 8

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 #1016f9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1016f9; }
.text { color: #1016f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1016f9; }

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 #1016f9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1016f9 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 #1016f9 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 #1016f9 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 #1016f9 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.