Royal blue

#2369ea

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 #2369ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2369ea

RGB35, 105, 234

HSL219, 83%, 53%

HSV219, 85%, 92%

CMYK85%, 55%, 0%, 8%

Lab47.5, 26.63, -70.94

XYZ20.6, 16.4, 79.92

Decimal2320874

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#155de0 #1354ca #114bb4 #0f429f #0d3989 #0b3073 #09275d #071e47 #051532 #030c1c

Tints of royal blue

#3777ec #4c85ee #6093f0 #74a1f2 #89aef4 #9dbcf6 #b2caf8 #c6d8fa #dae6fc #eff4fd

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#eaa423 Analogous#23cdea Analogous#4023ea Triadic#ea2369 Triadic#69ea23 Split complementary#ea4023 Split complementary#cdea23

Royal 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 85, 55, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2369ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 55 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 55 4 14

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 #2369ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2369ea; }
.text { color: #2369ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2369ea; }

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 #2369ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2369ea 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 #2369ea 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 #2369ea 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

The figures for #2369ea come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.