Royal blue

#255cb2

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

Royal blue is a deep blue that reads rich. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #255cb2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#255cb2

RGB37, 92, 178

HSL217, 66%, 42%

HSV217, 79%, 70%

CMYK79%, 48%, 0%, 30%

Lab40.02, 13.66, -50.86

XYZ12.63, 11.26, 43.63

Decimal2448562

Web safe#336699

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#2254a3 #1f4c93 #1b4484 #183c75 #153566 #122d56 #0f2547 #0c1d38 #081529 #050d19

Tints of royal blue

#2a68c9 #3976d6 #5086db #6796df #7da6e4 #94b5e9 #abc5ee #c2d5f2 #d9e5f7 #f0f5fc

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#b27b25 Analogous#25a2b2 Analogous#3525b2 Triadic#b2255c Triadic#5cb225 Split complementary#b23525 Split complementary#a2b225

Royal blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 79, 48, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #255cb2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

79 48 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

77 48 4 36

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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #255cb2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #255cb2; }
.text { color: #255cb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #255cb2; }

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 #255cb2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #255cb2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #255cb2 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #255cb2 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 #255cb2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.