Royal blue

#1d68ff

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #1d68ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1d68ff

RGB29, 104, 255

HSL220, 100%, 56%

HSV220, 89%, 100%

CMYK89%, 59%, 0%, 0%

Lab48.74, 34.81, -80.64

XYZ23.51, 17.38, 96.72

Decimal1927423

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#0457ff #004de9 #0045d0 #003db7 #00349d #002c84 #00236b #001b51 #001338 #000a1f

Tints of royal blue

#3276ff #4784ff #5b92ff #70a0ff #85aeff #9abbff #afc9ff #c4d7ff #d8e5ff #edf3ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#ffb41d Analogous#1dd9ff Analogous#431dff Triadic#ff1d68 Triadic#68ff1d Split complementary#ff431d Split complementary#d9ff1d

Royal blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 89, 59, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1d68ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 59 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 58 4 6

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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #1d68ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1d68ff; }
.text { color: #1d68ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d68ff; }

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 #1d68ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1d68ff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #1d68ff 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #1d68ff 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 #1d68ff 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.