Royal blue

#3065a8

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 214 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #3065a8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3065a8

RGB48, 101, 168

HSL214, 56%, 42%

HSV214, 71%, 66%

CMYK71%, 40%, 0%, 34%

Lab42.4, 5.48, -41.13

XYZ12.94, 12.76, 38.83

Decimal3171752

Web safe#336699

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#2c5c9a #28548b #244b7d #20426e #1b3a60 #173151 #132843 #0f2035 #0b1726 #070e18

Tints of royal blue

#3672bd #4580ca #5b8fd0 #709dd6 #86acdc #9bbbe2 #b1c9e9 #c6d8ef #dce7f5 #f1f5fb

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#a87330 Analogous#30a1a8 Analogous#3730a8 Triadic#a83065 Triadic#65a830 Split complementary#a83730 Split complementary#a1a830

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 71, 40, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3065a8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

71 40 0 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

69 41 4 40

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 #3065a8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3065a8; }
.text { color: #3065a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3065a8; }

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 #3065a8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3065a8 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 #3065a8 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 #3065a8 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

Every value on this page for #3065a8 is computed, not guessed. 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.