Royal blue

#2466ef

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

Royal blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. 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 #2466ef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2466ef

RGB36, 102, 239

HSL220, 86%, 54%

HSV220, 85%, 94%

CMYK85%, 57%, 0%, 6%

Lab47.12, 30.49, -74.36

XYZ21.06, 16.11, 83.66

Decimal2385647

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#1157ea #0f4fd3 #0e46bc #0c3ea5 #0a358e #092d78 #072461 #051c4a #041333 #020b1d

Tints of royal blue

#3874f0 #4c82f2 #6190f3 #759ff5 #89adf6 #9dbbf8 #b2c9f9 #c6d7fb #dae5fc #eef3fe

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#efad24 Analogous#24cbef Analogous#4724ef Triadic#ef2466 Triadic#66ef24 Split complementary#ef4724 Split complementary#ccef24

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, 57, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2466ef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 57 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 56 4 12

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 #2466ef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2466ef; }
.text { color: #2466ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2466ef; }

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 #2466ef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2466ef 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 #2466ef 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 #2466ef 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

Every value on this page for #2466ef is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.