Blue

#293cdc

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 234 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 #293cdc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#293cdc

RGB41, 60, 220

HSL234, 72%, 51%

HSV234, 81%, 86%

CMYK81%, 73%, 0%, 14%

Lab35.73, 49.88, -82.27

XYZ15.45, 8.87, 68.61

Decimal2702556

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#2134cd #1e2fb9 #1b2aa5 #182591 #14207d #111b6a #0e1656 #0b1142 #080c2e #04071a

Tints of blue

#3d4edf #5160e2 #6572e6 #7884e9 #8c97ec #a0a9ef #b4bbf3 #c8cdf6 #dcdff9 #f0f1fc

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#dcc929 Analogous#2995dc Analogous#7029dc Triadic#dc293c Triadic#3cdc29 Split complementary#dc7029 Split complementary#95dc29

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, 73, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #293cdc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

81 73 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 71 4 20

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.

Blue in css

Copy #293cdc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #293cdc; }
.text { color: #293cdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293cdc; }

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 #293cdc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #293cdc 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 #293cdc 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 #293cdc 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 #293cdc is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.