Royal blue

#2963ea

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for royal blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Royal blue, a vivid blue at 222 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #2963ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2963ea

RGB41, 99, 234

HSL222, 82%, 54%

HSV222, 82%, 92%

CMYK82%, 58%, 0%, 8%

Lab46.09, 30.89, -73.22

XYZ20.23, 15.34, 79.74

Decimal2712554

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#1654e4 #144cce #1244b8 #103ca1 #0e338b #0b2b75 #09235f #071b48 #051332 #030a1c

Tints of royal blue

#3d71ec #5180ee #648ef0 #789df2 #8cabf4 #a0b9f6 #b3c8f8 #c7d6fa #dbe5fb #eff3fd

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#eab029 Analogous#29c3ea Analogous#5029ea Triadic#ea2963 Triadic#63ea29 Split complementary#ea5029 Split complementary#c3ea29

Royal blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 82, 58, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2963ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

82 58 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 57 4 14

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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #2963ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2963ea; }
.text { color: #2963ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2963ea; }

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 #2963ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2963ea against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2963ea 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2963ea 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

The figures for #2963ea 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.