Royal blue

#1e4fca

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

This is Royal blue, a strong blue at 223 degrees. 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 #1e4fca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1e4fca

RGB30, 79, 202

HSL223, 74%, 45%

HSV223, 85%, 79%

CMYK85%, 61%, 0%, 21%

Lab38.08, 30.91, -68.04

XYZ13.99, 10.13, 57.1

Decimal1986506

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone293 C

Shades of royal blue

#1b48b8 #1941a7 #163a95 #143484 #112d72 #0e2661 #0c1f4f #09183e #07112c #040a1b

Tints of royal blue

#2459de #3a6ae2 #517be5 #688ce9 #7e9dec #95afef #acc0f3 #c2d1f6 #d9e2f9 #eff3fd

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#ca991e Analogous#1ea5ca Analogous#431eca Triadic#ca1e4f Triadic#4fca1e Split complementary#ca431e Split complementary#a5ca1e

Royal blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 85, 61, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1e4fca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 61 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 60 4 27

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 #1e4fca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1e4fca; }
.text { color: #1e4fca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e4fca; }

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 #1e4fca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1e4fca 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 #1e4fca 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 #1e4fca 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

The figures for #1e4fca 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.