Royal blue

#2e6cdd

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 219 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #2e6cdd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2e6cdd

RGB46, 108, 221

HSL219, 72%, 52%

HSV219, 79%, 87%

CMYK79%, 51%, 0%, 13%

Lab47.66, 20.71, -63.32

XYZ19.54, 16.53, 70.57

Decimal3042525

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#2260d1 #1f57bd #1b4da9 #184494 #153b80 #12316c #0e2857 #0b1f43 #08152f #040c1a

Tints of royal blue

#417ae0 #5587e3 #6895e6 #7ba2ea #8fb0ed #a2bef0 #b6cbf3 #c9d9f6 #dce7f9 #f0f4fd

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#dd9f2e Analogous#2ec4dd Analogous#472edd Triadic#dd2e6c Triadic#6cdd2e Split complementary#dd472e Split complementary#c4dd2e

Royal blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 79, 51, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2e6cdd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

79 51 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

77 51 4 19

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 #2e6cdd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2e6cdd; }
.text { color: #2e6cdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2e6cdd; }

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 #2e6cdd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2e6cdd 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 #2e6cdd 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 #2e6cdd 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 #2e6cdd are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.