Royal blue

#165aff

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

Royal blue is a mid blue that reads confident. 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 #165aff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#165aff

RGB22, 90, 255

HSL222, 100%, 54%

HSV222, 91%, 100%

CMYK91%, 65%, 0%, 0%

Lab45.22, 43.27, -86.41

XYZ22.04, 14.7, 96.28

Decimal1465087

Web safe#0066ff

Pantone2727 C

Shades of royal blue

#004afc #0042e4 #003bcb #0034b2 #002d9a #002681 #001f69 #001750 #001037 #00091f

Tints of royal blue

#2c69ff #4178ff #5788ff #6c97ff #82a6ff #97b5ff #adc5ff #c2d4ff #d8e3ff #edf2ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#ffbb16 Analogous#16cfff Analogous#4616ff Triadic#ff165a Triadic#5aff16 Split complementary#ff4616 Split complementary#cfff16

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 91, 65, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #165aff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

91 65 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

88 64 4 6

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 #165aff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #165aff; }
.text { color: #165aff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #165aff; }

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 #165aff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #165aff 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 #165aff 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 #165aff 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 #165aff is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.