Blue

#233dca

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

This is Blue, a strong blue at 231 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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #233dca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#233dca

RGB35, 61, 202

HSL231, 70%, 46%

HSV231, 83%, 79%

CMYK83%, 70%, 0%, 21%

Lab33.9, 42.69, -74.9

XYZ13.02, 7.96, 56.73

Decimal2309578

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#2038b8 #1d32a7 #1a2d95 #172884 #142272 #111d60 #0e184f #0b133d #080d2c #05081a

Tints of blue

#2c47da #425ade #586de2 #6d80e6 #8393ea #99a6ed #afb9f1 #c4ccf5 #dadff9 #f0f2fc

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#cab023 Analogous#2390ca Analogous#5d23ca Triadic#ca233d Triadic#3dca23 Split complementary#ca5d23 Split complementary#90ca23

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 83, 70, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #233dca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

83 70 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

80 68 4 27

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.

Blue in css

Copy #233dca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #233dca; }
.text { color: #233dca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233dca; }

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 #233dca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #233dca 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 #233dca 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 #233dca 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #233dca are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.