Blue

#2921de

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 strong. 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 #2921de, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2921de

RGB41, 33, 222

HSL243, 74%, 50%

HSV243, 85%, 87%

CMYK82%, 85%, 0%, 13%

Lab31.42, 63.63, -90.56

XYZ14.64, 6.83, 69.65

Decimal2695646

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#251eca #221bb7 #1e18a3 #1b1590 #17127c #131069 #100d55 #0c0a42 #09072e #05041b

Tints of blue

#3d36e1 #514ae4 #655fe7 #7974ea #8d88ed #a09df0 #b4b2f3 #c8c6f7 #dcdbfa #f0effd

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#d6de21 Analogous#2178de Analogous#8721de Triadic#de2921 Triadic#21de29 Split complementary#de8721 Split complementary#78de21

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 82, 85, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2921de on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

82 85 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 82 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Blue in css

Copy #2921de straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2921de; }
.text { color: #2921de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2921de; }

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 #2921de against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2921de against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2921de 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2921de 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 #2921de 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.