Blue

#282dde

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 238 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 #282dde, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#282dde

RGB40, 45, 222

HSL238, 73%, 51%

HSV238, 82%, 87%

CMYK82%, 80%, 0%, 13%

Lab33.14, 58.38, -87.71

XYZ15.0, 7.6, 69.78

Decimal2633182

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#2025cf #1d21bb #1a1ea7 #171a93 #13167f #10136b #0d0f57 #0a0c43 #07082f #04051b

Tints of blue

#3c40e1 #5054e4 #6467e7 #787bea #8c8eed #a0a2f0 #b4b5f3 #c8c9f6 #dcdcfa #f0f0fd

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#ded928 Analogous#2888de Analogous#7e28de Triadic#de282d Triadic#2dde28 Split complementary#de7e28 Split complementary#88de28

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 82, 80, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #282dde on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

82 80 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 78 4 19

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 #282dde straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #282dde; }
.text { color: #282dde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282dde; }

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 #282dde against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #282dde 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 #282dde 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 #282dde 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

Every value on this page for #282dde 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.