Royal blue

#115bbf

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

Royal blue is a deep blue that reads serious. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #115bbf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#115bbf

RGB17, 91, 191

HSL214, 84%, 41%

HSV214, 91%, 75%

CMYK91%, 52%, 0%, 25%

Lab40.19, 17.9, -58.23

XYZ13.38, 11.36, 50.78

Decimal1137599

Web safe#0066cc

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#1053af #0e4b9e #0d448e #0b3c7e #0a346e #082c5d #07254d #051d3d #04152c #030d1c

Tints of royal blue

#1367d9 #1e75eb #3885ed #5295f0 #6ca5f2 #86b5f4 #a0c5f7 #bad5f9 #d5e5fb #eff5fe

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#bf7511 Analogous#11b2bf Analogous#1e11bf Triadic#bf115b Triadic#5bbf11 Split complementary#bf1e11 Split complementary#b2bf11

Royal blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 91, 52, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #115bbf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

91 52 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

88 52 4 31

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 #115bbf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #115bbf; }
.text { color: #115bbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #115bbf; }

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 #115bbf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #115bbf 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 #115bbf 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 #115bbf 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

The figures for #115bbf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.