Royal blue

#216de6

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

Royal blue sits in the blue band, mid and vivid. 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 #216de6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#216de6

RGB33, 109, 230

HSL217, 80%, 52%

HSV217, 86%, 90%

CMYK86%, 53%, 0%, 10%

Lab48.23, 22.42, -67.5

XYZ20.38, 16.97, 77.07

Decimal2190822

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#1862d7 #1659c3 #144fae #114699 #0f3c84 #0d336f #0a295a #082045 #051630 #030d1c

Tints of royal blue

#367be8 #4a88eb #5f96ed #73a3ef #88b1f2 #9dbef4 #b1ccf6 #c6d9f9 #dae7fb #eff4fd

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#e69a21 Analogous#21cfe6 Analogous#3821e6 Triadic#e6216d Triadic#6de621 Split complementary#e63821 Split complementary#cfe621

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 86, 53, 0, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #216de6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 53 0 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

83 53 4 16

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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #216de6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #216de6; }
.text { color: #216de6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #216de6; }

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 #216de6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #216de6 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #216de6 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #216de6 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 #216de6 are worked out. 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.