Royal blue

#2f73ff

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, mid and vivid. 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 #2f73ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2f73ff

RGB47, 115, 255

HSL220, 100%, 59%

HSV220, 82%, 100%

CMYK82%, 55%, 0%, 0%

Lab51.93, 29.04, -75.41

XYZ25.35, 20.09, 97.15

Decimal3109887

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#1461ff #0051f8 #0048dd #003fc1 #0036a6 #002d8b #002570 #001c55 #00133a #000a1f

Tints of royal blue

#4280ff #558dff #6899ff #7ba6ff #8eb3ff #a1c0ff #b4cdff #c7d9ff #dae6ff #edf3ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#ffbb2f Analogous#2fdbff Analogous#532fff Triadic#ff2f73 Triadic#73ff2f Split complementary#ff532f Split complementary#dbff2f

Royal blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 82, 55, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2f73ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

82 55 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 55 4 6

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 #2f73ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2f73ff; }
.text { color: #2f73ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f73ff; }

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 #2f73ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2f73ff 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 #2f73ff 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 #2f73ff 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 #2f73ff are worked out. 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.