Royal blue

#166be8

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #166be8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#166be8

RGB22, 107, 232

HSL216, 83%, 50%

HSV216, 91%, 91%

CMYK91%, 54%, 0%, 9%

Lab47.64, 23.85, -69.59

XYZ20.15, 16.51, 78.47

Decimal1469416

Web safe#0066ff

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#1462d4 #1258bf #104fab #0e4596 #0c3c82 #0a336e #082959 #072045 #051630 #030d1c

Tints of royal blue

#2b79eb #4186ed #5694ef #6ca2f1 #82b0f3 #98bef5 #adcbf7 #c3d9f9 #d9e7fb #eff5fd

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#e89316 Analogous#16d4e8 Analogous#2a16e8 Triadic#e8166b Triadic#6be816 Split complementary#e82a16 Split complementary#d4e816

Royal 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 91, 54, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #166be8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

91 54 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

88 54 4 15

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 #166be8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #166be8; }
.text { color: #166be8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #166be8; }

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 #166be8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #166be8 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 #166be8 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 #166be8 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 #166be8 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.