Royal blue

#2266ac

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 210 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #2266ac, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2266ac

RGB34, 102, 172

HSL210, 67%, 40%

HSV210, 80%, 67%

CMYK80%, 41%, 0%, 33%

Lab42.49, 4.55, -43.37

XYZ12.86, 12.82, 40.83

Decimal2254508

Web safe#336699

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#1f5d9d #1c558f #194c80 #164371 #143b63 #113254 #0e2945 #0b2137 #081828 #050f1a

Tints of royal blue

#2774c4 #3182d6 #4991db #619fe0 #79aee4 #91bce9 #a8cbee #c0d9f3 #d8e8f7 #f0f6fc

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#ac6822 Analogous#22abac Analogous#2322ac Triadic#ac2266 Triadic#66ac22 Split complementary#ac2322 Split complementary#abac22

Royal blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 80, 41, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2266ac on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

80 41 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

78 42 4 39

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #2266ac straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2266ac; }
.text { color: #2266ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2266ac; }

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 #2266ac against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2266ac 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 #2266ac 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 #2266ac 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 #2266ac 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.