Blue

#1535cc

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

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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #1535cc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1535cc
RGB21, 53, 204
HSL230, 81%, 44%
HSV230, 90%, 80%
CMYK90%, 74%, 0%, 20%
Lab31.96, 47.44, -79.29
XYZ12.48, 7.07, 57.83
Decimal1390028
Web safe#0033cc
Pantone2728 C
Pantone2728 CHex#1535ccRgb21 53 204Cmyk90 74 0 20Lab32 47 -79Darker#08134bDeep#0e248bLighter#4661e2

Shades of blue

Tints of blue

Colors that go with blue

Blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 90, 74, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1535cc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
90 74 0 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
87 72 4 26
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 #1535cc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1535cc; }
.text { color: #1535cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1535cc; }

How blue looks on light and dark

Blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #1535cc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.70:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.41:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1535cc 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 #1535cc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #1535cc and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #1535cc 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.