Royal blue

#214edf

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

Royal 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #214edf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#214edf

RGB33, 78, 223

HSL226, 75%, 50%

HSV226, 85%, 87%

CMYK85%, 65%, 0%, 13%

Lab39.75, 39.59, -77.38

XYZ16.67, 11.1, 71.08

Decimal2182879

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of royal blue

#1d47cc #1b40b8 #1839a5 #153291 #122b7d #0f256a #0c1e56 #0a1742 #07102e #04091b

Tints of royal blue

#365ee2 #4a6fe5 #5f7fe8 #7490eb #88a0ee #9db1f1 #b1c1f4 #c6d2f7 #dbe2fa #eff3fd

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#dfb221 Analogous#21addf Analogous#5321df Triadic#df214e Triadic#4edf21 Split complementary#df5321 Split complementary#addf21

Royal blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 85, 65, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #214edf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 65 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 64 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Royal blue in css

Copy #214edf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #214edf; }
.text { color: #214edf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #214edf; }

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 #214edf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #214edf 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 #214edf 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 #214edf 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

Every value on this page for #214edf is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.