Blue

#1834d3

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

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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #1834d3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1834d3

RGB24, 52, 211

HSL231, 80%, 46%

HSV231, 89%, 83%

CMYK89%, 75%, 0%, 17%

Lab32.6, 50.51, -82.29

XYZ13.36, 7.35, 62.34

Decimal1586387

Web safe#0033cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#162fc1 #142bae #12269c #10228a #0e1d77 #0b1965 #091453 #071040 #050b2e #03071b

Tints of blue

#1f3de6 #3651e8 #4d65eb #6479ed #7c8df0 #93a1f3 #aab5f5 #c1c9f8 #d8ddfb #eff1fd

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#d3b718 Analogous#1892d3 Analogous#5918d3 Triadic#d31834 Triadic#34d318 Split complementary#d35918 Split complementary#92d318

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, 75, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1834d3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 75 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 73 4 23

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Blue in css

Copy #1834d3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1834d3; }
.text { color: #1834d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1834d3; }

How blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #1834d3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1834d3 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #1834d3 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #1834d3 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 blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #1834d3 are worked out. 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.