Blue

#2523d6

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 241 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 #2523d6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2523d6

RGB37, 35, 214

HSL241, 72%, 49%

HSV241, 84%, 84%

CMYK83%, 84%, 0%, 16%

Lab30.52, 60.36, -87.46

XYZ13.5, 6.45, 64.15

Decimal2434006

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#2220c3 #1f1db0 #1b1a9e #18178b #151478 #121165 #0e0e53 #0b0a40 #08072d #05041a

Tints of blue

#3534de #4a48e1 #5f5de5 #7472e8 #8887eb #9d9cef #b2b1f2 #c6c6f6 #dbdbf9 #f0f0fc

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#d4d623 Analogous#237ad6 Analogous#7e23d6 Triadic#d62523 Triadic#23d625 Split complementary#d67e23 Split complementary#7ad623

Blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 83, 84, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2523d6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

83 84 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

80 81 4 22

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 #2523d6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2523d6; }
.text { color: #2523d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2523d6; }

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 #2523d6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2523d6 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 #2523d6 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 #2523d6 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

Here is how the numbers for #2523d6 are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.