Blue

#2320ff

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

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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #2320ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2320ff

RGB35, 32, 255

HSL241, 100%, 56%

HSV241, 87%, 100%

CMYK86%, 87%, 0%, 0%

Lab35.22, 72.89, -102.97

XYZ19.26, 8.61, 95.25

Decimal2302207

Web safe#3333ff

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#0a06ff #0300ec #0300d2 #0200b8 #02009f #020085 #01006c #010052 #010038 #00001f

Tints of blue

#3735ff #4b49ff #605eff #7472ff #8887ff #9c9bff #b1b0ff #c5c4ff #d9d9ff #ededff

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#fcff20 Analogous#208cff Analogous#9320ff Triadic#ff2320 Triadic#20ff23 Split complementary#ff9220 Split complementary#8dff20

Blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 86, 87, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2320ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 87 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

83 84 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Blue in css

Copy #2320ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2320ff; }
.text { color: #2320ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2320ff; }

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 #2320ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2320ff 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 #2320ff 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 #2320ff 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

Here is how the numbers for #2320ff are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.