Royal blue

#306aa8

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, deep and strong. 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 #306aa8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#306aa8

RGB48, 106, 168

HSL211, 56%, 42%

HSV211, 71%, 66%

CMYK71%, 37%, 0%, 34%

Lab43.89, 2.34, -38.77

XYZ13.44, 13.76, 38.99

Decimal3173032

Web safe#336699

Pantone300 C

Shades of royal blue

#2c619a #28588b #244f7d #20466e #1b3d60 #173351 #132a43 #0f2135 #0b1826 #070f18

Tints of royal blue

#3678bd #4585ca #5b93d0 #70a2d6 #86b0dc #9bbee2 #b1cce9 #c6daef #dce8f5 #f1f6fb

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#a86e30 Analogous#30a6a8 Analogous#3230a8 Triadic#a8306a Triadic#6aa830 Split complementary#a83230 Split complementary#a6a830

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 71, 37, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #306aa8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

71 37 0 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

69 38 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 #306aa8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #306aa8; }
.text { color: #306aa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #306aa8; }

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 #306aa8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #306aa8 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 #306aa8 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 #306aa8 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 #306aa8 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.