Blue

#283ace

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 233 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 #283ace, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#283ace

RGB40, 58, 206

HSL233, 67%, 48%

HSV233, 81%, 81%

CMYK81%, 72%, 0%, 19%

Lab33.84, 46.22, -77.31

XYZ13.53, 7.93, 59.21

Decimal2636494

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#2435bc #2130aa #1d2b98 #1a2686 #162174 #131c62 #0f1650 #0c113e #080c2c #05071a

Tints of blue

#3748d8 #4b5bdc #606ee0 #7480e4 #8993e8 #9ea6ec #b2b9f0 #c7ccf4 #dbdff8 #f0f1fc

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#cebc28 Analogous#288dce Analogous#6928ce Triadic#ce283a Triadic#3ace28 Split complementary#ce6928 Split complementary#8dce28

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 81, 72, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #283ace on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

81 72 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 70 4 25

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 #283ace straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #283ace; }
.text { color: #283ace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283ace; }

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 #283ace against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #283ace 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 #283ace 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 #283ace 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

The figures for #283ace come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.