Blue

#332fe0

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

Blue sits in the blue band, mid and strong. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #332fe0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#332fe0

RGB51, 47, 224

HSL241, 74%, 53%

HSV241, 79%, 88%

CMYK77%, 79%, 0%, 12%

Lab34.23, 58.63, -87.04

XYZ15.84, 8.12, 71.25

Decimal3354592

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#2420d7 #211dc2 #1d1aad #1a1798 #161483 #13106e #0f0d59 #0c0a44 #080730 #04041b

Tints of blue

#4642e3 #5955e6 #6c69e9 #7f7ceb #918fee #a4a2f1 #b7b6f4 #cac9f7 #dddcfa #f0effd

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#dce02f Analogous#2f84e0 Analogous#8b2fe0 Triadic#e0332f Triadic#2fe033 Split complementary#e08c2f Split complementary#84e02f

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 77, 79, 0, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #332fe0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

77 79 0 12

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

75 77 4 18

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.

Blue in css

Copy #332fe0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #332fe0; }
.text { color: #332fe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332fe0; }

How blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #332fe0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #332fe0 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #332fe0 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #332fe0 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 blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #332fe0 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.