Royal blue

#315dec

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for royal blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Royal blue, a vivid blue at 226 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 #315dec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#315dec
RGB49, 93, 236
HSL226, 83%, 56%
HSV226, 79%, 93%
CMYK79%, 61%, 0%, 7%
Lab44.99, 36.07, -76.13
XYZ20.32, 14.54, 81.09
Decimal3235308
Web safe#3366ff
Pantone2727 C
Pantone2727 CHex#315decRgb49 93 236Cmyk79 61 0 7Lab45 36 -76Darker#0c2882Deep#123cc4Lighter#7994ec

Shades of royal blue

Tints of royal blue

Colors that go with royal blue

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 79, 61, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #315dec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
79 61 0 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
77 60 4 13
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 #315dec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #315dec; }
.text { color: #315dec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #315dec; }

How royal blue looks on light and dark

Royal blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #315dec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.37:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.91:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #315dec 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 #315dec 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 #315dec 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 #315dec is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.