Royal blue

#2e61fa

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #2e61fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2e61fa

RGB46, 97, 250

HSL225, 95%, 58%

HSV225, 82%, 98%

CMYK82%, 61%, 0%, 2%

Lab47.02, 38.4, -80.66

XYZ22.66, 16.03, 92.34

Decimal3039738

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone2727 C

Shades of royal blue

#144df9 #0640ed #0539d3 #0432b9 #042b9f #032486 #031d6c #021652 #010f38 #01081e

Tints of royal blue

#416ffa #547efb #678cfb #7b9bfc #8ea9fc #a1b8fd #b4c6fd #c7d5fe #dae3fe #eef2ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#fac72e Analogous#2ec7fa Analogous#612efa Triadic#fa2e61 Triadic#61fa2e Split complementary#fa612e Split complementary#c7fa2e

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, 61, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2e61fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

82 61 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 60 4 8

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 #2e61fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2e61fa; }
.text { color: #2e61fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e61fa; }

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 #2e61fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2e61fa 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 #2e61fa 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 #2e61fa 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

Here is how the numbers for #2e61fa 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.