Royal blue

#2e5fa5

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

This is Royal blue, a strong blue at 215 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #2e5fa5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2e5fa5

RGB46, 95, 165

HSL215, 56%, 41%

HSV215, 72%, 65%

CMYK72%, 42%, 0%, 35%

Lab40.38, 7.89, -42.58

XYZ12.01, 11.48, 37.18

Decimal3039141

Web safe#336699

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#2a5797 #264f89 #22477b #1e3f6d #1a365e #162e50 #122642 #0f1e34 #0b1626 #070e18

Tints of royal blue

#346cbb #417aca #5789d0 #6d98d6 #83a8dc #99b7e3 #afc7e9 #c5d6ef #dbe6f5 #f1f5fb

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#a5742e Analogous#2e9ba5 Analogous#382ea5 Triadic#a52e5f Triadic#5fa52e Split complementary#a5382e Split complementary#9ba52e

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 72, 42, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2e5fa5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

72 42 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

70 43 4 41

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 #2e5fa5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2e5fa5; }
.text { color: #2e5fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e5fa5; }

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 #2e5fa5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2e5fa5 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 #2e5fa5 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 #2e5fa5 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 #2e5fa5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.