Blue

#2121de

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

Blue is a mid blue that reads confident. 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 #2121de, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2121de

RGB33, 33, 222

HSL240, 74%, 50%

HSV240, 85%, 87%

CMYK85%, 85%, 0%, 13%

Lab31.08, 63.35, -91.15

XYZ14.36, 6.68, 69.64

Decimal2171358

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#1e1eca #1b1bb7 #1818a3 #151590 #12127c #101069 #0d0d55 #0a0a42 #07072e #04041b

Tints of blue

#3636e1 #4a4ae4 #5f5fe7 #7474ea #8888ed #9d9df0 #b2b2f3 #c6c6f7 #dbdbfa #efeffd

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#dede21 Analogous#217fde Analogous#7f21de Triadic#de2121 Triadic#21de21 Split complementary#de8021 Split complementary#80de21

Blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 85, 85, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2121de on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 85 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 82 4 19

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.

Blue in css

Copy #2121de straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2121de; }
.text { color: #2121de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2121de; }

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 #2121de against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2121de against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2121de 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2121de 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

Every value on this page for #2121de is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.