Royal blue

#2b56aa

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

Royal blue sits in the blue band, deep and strong. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #2b56aa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b56aa

RGB43, 86, 170

HSL220, 60%, 42%

HSV220, 75%, 67%

CMYK75%, 49%, 0%, 33%

Lab37.97, 15.24, -49.42

XYZ11.58, 10.07, 39.36

Decimal2840234

Web safe#336699

Pantone293 C

Shades of royal blue

#274f9b #24478d #20407e #1c3970 #193161 #152a53 #112244 #0e1b36 #0a1427 #060c18

Tints of royal blue

#3161c0 #3f6fce #5580d4 #6b90da #81a1df #98b2e5 #aec2ea #c4d3f0 #dae4f6 #f1f4fb

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#aa7f2b Analogous#2b96aa Analogous#3f2baa Triadic#aa2b56 Triadic#56aa2b Split complementary#aa3f2b Split complementary#96aa2b

Royal blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 75, 49, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b56aa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

75 49 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

73 49 4 39

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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #2b56aa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b56aa; }
.text { color: #2b56aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b56aa; }

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 #2b56aa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b56aa against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2b56aa 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2b56aa 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 #2b56aa 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 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.