Royal blue

#306abe

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 215 degrees. 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 #306abe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#306abe
RGB48, 106, 190
HSL215, 60%, 47%
HSV215, 75%, 75%
CMYK75%, 44%, 0%, 25%
Lab45.16, 10.54, -49.59
XYZ15.67, 14.65, 50.72
Decimal3173054
Web safe#3366cc
Pantone285 C
Pantone285 CHex#306abeRgb48 106 190Cmyk75 44 0 25Lab45 11 -50Darker#132a4cDeep#224a85Lighter#6591d1

Shades of royal blue

Tints of royal blue

Colors that go with royal blue

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 75, 44, 0, 25.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
75 44 0 25
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
73 44 4 31
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 #306abe straight into your stylesheet.

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

How royal blue looks on light and dark

Royal blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #306abe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.34:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.93:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #306abe 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 #306abe sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #306abe and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #306abe is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.