Royal blue

#166ccc

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, deep and vivid. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Royal blue color values

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

Hex#166ccc

RGB22, 108, 204

HSL212, 81%, 44%

HSV212, 89%, 80%

CMYK89%, 47%, 0%, 20%

Lab45.98, 12.28, -56.37

XYZ16.59, 15.26, 59.2

Decimal1469644

Web safe#0066cc

Pantone300 C

Shades of royal blue

#1463ba #1259a9 #105097 #0e4785 #0c3d74 #0b3462 #092b51 #07213f #05182d #030f1c

Tints of royal blue

#1979e4 #2f87e9 #4794eb #5fa2ee #77b0f0 #8fbef3 #a7ccf5 #bfdaf8 #d7e8fb #eff6fd

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#cc7616 Analogous#16c7cc Analogous#1b16cc Triadic#cc166c Triadic#6ccc16 Split complementary#cc1b16 Split complementary#c7cc16

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 89, 47, 0, 20.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 47 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 47 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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #166ccc straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #166ccc 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 #166ccc 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 #166ccc 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

Here is how the numbers for #166ccc are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.