Royal blue

#175fea

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 #175fea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#175fea

RGB23, 95, 234

HSL220, 83%, 50%

HSV220, 90%, 92%

CMYK90%, 59%, 0%, 8%

Lab44.67, 32.36, -75.56

XYZ19.3, 14.31, 79.59

Decimal1531882

Web safe#0066ff

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#1356d7 #124ec2 #1046ad #0e3d99 #0c3584 #0a2d6f #08245a #061c46 #041431 #030b1c

Tints of royal blue

#2d6eec #427dee #588cf0 #6d9af2 #83a9f4 #98b8f6 #aec7f8 #c4d6fa #d9e5fc #eff4fe

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#eaa217 Analogous#17c8ea Analogous#3917ea Triadic#ea175f Triadic#5fea17 Split complementary#ea3917 Split complementary#c8ea17

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 90, 59, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #175fea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

90 59 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

87 58 4 14

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 #175fea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #175fea; }
.text { color: #175fea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175fea; }

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 #175fea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #175fea 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 #175fea 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 #175fea 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 #175fea is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.