Royal blue

#1c70ed

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

This is Royal blue, a vivid blue at 216 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #1c70ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1c70ed

RGB28, 112, 237

HSL216, 85%, 52%

HSV216, 88%, 93%

CMYK88%, 53%, 0%, 7%

Lab49.43, 22.88, -69.47

XYZ21.56, 17.95, 82.45

Decimal1863917

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#1265e0 #105bca #0e51b4 #0d479f #0b3e89 #093473 #072a5e #062048 #041632 #020d1c

Tints of royal blue

#317def #468bf0 #5b98f2 #70a5f4 #85b2f5 #9ac0f7 #afcdf9 #c4dafa #d9e7fc #eef5fe

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#ed991c Analogous#1cd8ed Analogous#311ced Triadic#ed1c70 Triadic#70ed1c Split complementary#ed311c Split complementary#d8ed1c

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 88, 53, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1c70ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

88 53 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

85 53 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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #1c70ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1c70ed; }
.text { color: #1c70ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c70ed; }

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 #1c70ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1c70ed 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 #1c70ed 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 #1c70ed 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 #1c70ed 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.