Blue

#1b0fee

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

This is Blue, a vivid blue at 243 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #1b0fee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1b0fee

RGB27, 15, 238

HSL243, 88%, 50%

HSV243, 94%, 93%

CMYK89%, 94%, 0%, 7%

Lab31.23, 72.84, -100.05

XYZ16.06, 6.75, 81.35

Decimal1773550

Web safe#3300ff

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#190ed9 #160cc4 #140baf #120a9a #0f0885 #0d0770 #0a065c #080447 #060332 #03021d

Tints of blue

#2f24f1 #443af3 #5a51f4 #6f67f5 #847ef7 #9a94f8 #afabfa #c4c1fb #dad8fd #efeefe

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#e2ee0f Analogous#0f73ee Analogous#8a0fee Triadic#ee1b0f Triadic#0fee1b Split complementary#ee8a0f Split complementary#73ee0f

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, 94, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1b0fee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 94 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 90 4 13

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.

Blue in css

Copy #1b0fee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1b0fee; }
.text { color: #1b0fee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b0fee; }

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 #1b0fee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1b0fee against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #1b0fee 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #1b0fee 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

The figures for #1b0fee come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.