Blue

#1031ed

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

Blue sits in the blue band, mid and vivid. 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 #1031ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1031ed

RGB16, 49, 237

HSL231, 87%, 50%

HSV231, 93%, 93%

CMYK93%, 79%, 0%, 7%

Lab34.85, 60.31, -93.46

XYZ16.6, 8.42, 80.87

Decimal1061357

Web safe#0033ff

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#0f2dd8 #0d28c3 #0c24ae #0a209a #091b85 #081770 #06135b #050f46 #030a31 #02061d

Tints of blue

#2543f0 #3b56f2 #516af3 #687df5 #7e90f6 #95a3f8 #abb7f9 #c1cafb #d8ddfc #eef1fe

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#edcc10 Analogous#109fed Analogous#5e10ed Triadic#ed1031 Triadic#31ed10 Split complementary#ed5d10 Split complementary#9fed10

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 93, 79, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1031ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

93 79 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

90 77 4 13

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 #1031ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1031ed; }
.text { color: #1031ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1031ed; }

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 #1031ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1031ed 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 #1031ed 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 #1031ed 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 #1031ed are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.