Royal blue

#1172f0

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

This is Royal blue, a vivid blue at 214 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #1172f0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1172f0

RGB17, 114, 240

HSL214, 88%, 50%

HSV214, 93%, 94%

CMYK93%, 53%, 0%, 6%

Lab50.03, 22.27, -70.19

XYZ21.98, 18.45, 84.84

Decimal1143536

Web safe#0066ff

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#0e68dc #0d5ec7 #0b54b2 #0a4a9d #094087 #073672 #062c5d #042247 #031832 #020e1d

Tints of royal blue

#277ff1 #3d8cf3 #5399f4 #69a6f6 #80b4f7 #96c1f8 #accefa #c2dbfb #d8e8fd #eef5fe

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#f08f11 Analogous#11e1f0 Analogous#2011f0 Triadic#f01172 Triadic#72f011 Split complementary#f01f11 Split complementary#e2f011

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 93, 52, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1172f0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

93 53 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

90 53 4 12

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 #1172f0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1172f0; }
.text { color: #1172f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1172f0; }

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 #1172f0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1172f0 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 #1172f0 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 #1172f0 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

Every value on this page for #1172f0 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.