Royal blue

#1e58bb

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 218 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #1e58bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1e58bb

RGB30, 88, 187

HSL218, 72%, 43%

HSV218, 84%, 73%

CMYK84%, 53%, 0%, 27%

Lab39.32, 19.15, -57.29

XYZ12.99, 10.84, 48.42

Decimal1988795

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#1b50ab #19499b #16418b #143a7b #11326b #0f2b5b #0c234b #091c3a #07142a #040c1a

Tints of royal blue

#2263d3 #3272de #4a82e2 #6192e6 #79a3ea #91b3ed #a8c3f1 #c0d4f5 #d8e4f9 #f0f4fd

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#bb811e Analogous#1ea7bb Analogous#321ebb Triadic#bb1e58 Triadic#58bb1e Split complementary#bb321e Split complementary#a7bb1e

Royal blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 84, 53, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1e58bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

84 53 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

81 53 4 33

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 #1e58bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1e58bb; }
.text { color: #1e58bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e58bb; }

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 #1e58bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1e58bb 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 #1e58bb 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 #1e58bb 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 #1e58bb 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.