Blue

#2425fd

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 #2425fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2425fd

RGB36, 37, 253

HSL240, 98%, 57%

HSV240, 86%, 99%

CMYK86%, 85%, 0%, 1%

Lab35.58, 70.65, -101.25

XYZ19.12, 8.79, 93.62

Decimal2369021

Web safe#3333ff

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#0a0cfd #0203eb #0203d2 #0203b8 #01029e #010285 #01016b #010152 #010138 #00001e

Tints of blue

#3839fd #4c4dfd #6061fe #7575fe #8989fe #9d9dfe #b1b1fe #c5c5fe #d9d9ff #ededff

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#fdfc24 Analogous#2491fd Analogous#9024fd Triadic#fd2425 Triadic#25fd24 Split complementary#fd9024 Split complementary#91fd24

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 86, 85, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2425fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 85 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

83 82 4 7

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 #2425fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2425fd; }
.text { color: #2425fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2425fd; }

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 #2425fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2425fd 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 #2425fd 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 #2425fd 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

The figures for #2425fd 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.