Blue

#2a38db

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 235 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #2a38db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2a38db

RGB42, 56, 219

HSL235, 71%, 51%

HSV235, 81%, 86%

CMYK81%, 74%, 0%, 14%

Lab34.87, 51.85, -83.11

XYZ15.16, 8.44, 67.85

Decimal2767067

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#2230cc #1f2bb8 #1c27a4 #182290 #151d7d #121969 #0e1455 #0b0f42 #080b2e #04061a

Tints of blue

#3e4ade #525de2 #656fe5 #7982e8 #8d94ec #a1a7ef #b4b9f2 #c8ccf6 #dcdef9 #f0f1fc

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#dbcd2a Analogous#2a90db Analogous#752adb Triadic#db2a38 Triadic#38db2a Split complementary#db752a Split complementary#90db2a

Blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 81, 74, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2a38db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

81 74 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 72 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Blue in css

Copy #2a38db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2a38db; }
.text { color: #2a38db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a38db; }

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 #2a38db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2a38db 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 #2a38db 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 #2a38db 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

Here is how the numbers for #2a38db are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.