Blue

#2336ed

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #2336ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2336ed

RGB35, 54, 237

HSL234, 85%, 53%

HSV234, 85%, 93%

CMYK85%, 77%, 0%, 7%

Lab36.2, 58.37, -91.2

XYZ17.3, 9.11, 80.97

Decimal2307821

Web safe#3333ff

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#1327e5 #1123cf #0f1fb8 #0d1ba2 #0b188c #0a1476 #08105f #060c49 #040933 #02051c

Tints of blue

#3749ef #4c5bf0 #606ef2 #7480f4 #8993f5 #9da6f7 #b1b8f9 #c6cbfa #daddfc #eff0fe

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#edda23 Analogous#239bed Analogous#7523ed Triadic#ed2336 Triadic#36ed23 Split complementary#ed7523 Split complementary#9bed23

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 85, 77, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2336ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 77 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 75 4 13

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.

Blue in css

Copy #2336ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2336ed; }
.text { color: #2336ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2336ed; }

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 #2336ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2336ed against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2336ed 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2336ed 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

Every value on this page for #2336ed is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.