Royal blue

#116df8

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

Royal 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #116df8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#116df8

RGB17, 109, 248

HSL216, 94%, 52%

HSV216, 93%, 97%

CMYK93%, 56%, 0%, 3%

Lab49.29, 28.52, -75.85

XYZ22.64, 17.83, 91.06

Decimal1142264

Web safe#0066ff

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#0762eb #0658d4 #064fbd #0545a6 #043c90 #043279 #032962 #021f4b #021634 #010c1e

Tints of royal blue

#277bf9 #3d88f9 #5396fa #69a3fb #7fb1fb #95befc #abccfd #c2d9fd #d8e7fe #eef4fe

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#f89c11 Analogous#11e1f8 Analogous#2811f8 Triadic#f8116d Triadic#6df811 Split complementary#f82811 Split complementary#e1f811

Royal 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, 56, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #116df8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

93 56 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

90 56 4 9

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 #116df8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #116df8; }
.text { color: #116df8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #116df8; }

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 #116df8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #116df8 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 #116df8 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 #116df8 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 #116df8 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.