Royal blue

#265ba9

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 serious. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #265ba9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#265ba9

RGB38, 91, 169

HSL216, 63%, 41%

HSV216, 78%, 66%

CMYK78%, 46%, 0%, 34%

Lab39.17, 10.93, -46.91

XYZ11.7, 10.76, 39.0

Decimal2513833

Web safe#336699

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#23539b #204b8c #1c447e #193c6f #163461 #132c53 #0f2544 #0c1d36 #091527 #060d19

Tints of royal blue

#2b68c0 #3675d2 #4d85d7 #6595dc #7ca5e2 #93b5e7 #abc5ec #c2d5f1 #d9e5f6 #f0f5fc

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#a97426 Analogous#269da9 Analogous#3226a9 Triadic#a9265b Triadic#5ba926 Split complementary#a93226 Split complementary#9da926

Royal blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 78, 46, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #265ba9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

78 46 0 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

76 46 4 40

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Royal blue in css

Copy #265ba9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #265ba9; }
.text { color: #265ba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #265ba9; }

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 #265ba9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #265ba9 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 #265ba9 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 #265ba9 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 #265ba9 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.