Royal blue

#2c5bbd

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

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

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #2c5bbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2c5bbd

RGB44, 91, 189

HSL221, 62%, 46%

HSV221, 77%, 74%

CMYK77%, 52%, 0%, 26%

Lab40.72, 19.35, -56.16

XYZ13.97, 11.69, 49.66

Decimal2907069

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#2853ad #244b9c #21438c #1d3b7b #19336b #152c5a #11244a #0d1c3a #0a1429 #060c19

Tints of royal blue

#3366d0 #4876d4 #5d86d9 #7295de #87a5e3 #9cb5e8 #b1c5ed #c6d5f2 #dbe4f7 #f1f4fc

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#bd8e2c Analogous#2ca3bd Analogous#462cbd Triadic#bd2c5b Triadic#5bbd2c Split complementary#bd462c Split complementary#a3bd2c

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 77, 52, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2c5bbd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

77 52 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

75 52 4 32

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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #2c5bbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2c5bbd; }
.text { color: #2c5bbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c5bbd; }

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 #2c5bbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2c5bbd 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 #2c5bbd 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 #2c5bbd 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 #2c5bbd 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 uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.