Royal blue

#2155ff

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

This is Royal blue, a vivid blue at 226 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 #2155ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2155ff

RGB33, 85, 255

HSL226, 100%, 56%

HSV226, 87%, 100%

CMYK87%, 67%, 0%, 0%

Lab44.29, 46.78, -87.94

XYZ21.93, 14.04, 96.16

Decimal2184703

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone2727 C

Shades of royal blue

#0741ff #0037ed #0031d3 #002bb9 #00259f #001f86 #00196c #001352 #000d38 #00071f

Tints of royal blue

#3565ff #4a74ff #5e84ff #7394ff #87a3ff #9bb3ff #b0c2ff #c4d2ff #d9e2ff #edf1ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#ffcb21 Analogous#21c4ff Analogous#5c21ff Triadic#ff2155 Triadic#55ff21 Split complementary#ff5c21 Split complementary#c4ff21

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 87, 67, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2155ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

87 67 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

84 66 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Royal blue in css

Copy #2155ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2155ff; }
.text { color: #2155ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2155ff; }

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 #2155ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2155ff 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 #2155ff 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 #2155ff 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 #2155ff 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.