Blue

#261eec

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #261eec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#261eec
RGB38, 30, 236
HSL242, 84%, 52%
HSV242, 87%, 93%
CMYK84%, 87%, 0%, 7%
Lab32.69, 68.5, -96.46
XYZ16.4, 7.4, 79.92
Decimal2498284
Web safe#3333ff
Pantone2736 C
Pantone2736 CHex#261eecRgb38 30 236Cmyk84 87 0 7Lab33 68 -96Darker#0e0a72Deep#160fb3Lighter#6c67ea

Shades of blue

Tints of blue

Colors that go with blue

Blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 84, 87, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #261eec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
84 87 0 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
81 84 4 13
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 #261eec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #261eec; }
.text { color: #261eec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #261eec; }

How blue looks on light and dark

Blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #261eec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.47:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.48:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #261eec 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 #261eec sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #261eec and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #261eec 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 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.