Blue

#3333cb

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

This is Blue, a strong blue at 240 degrees. 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 #3333cb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3333cb

RGB51, 51, 203

HSL240, 60%, 50%

HSV240, 75%, 80%

CMYK75%, 75%, 0%, 20%

Lab32.66, 50.01, -77.49

XYZ13.33, 7.38, 57.22

Decimal3355595

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#2f2fb9 #2a2aa7 #262695 #212184 #1d1d72 #181860 #14144e #0f0f3c #0b0b2a #060618

Tints of blue

#4545d0 #5858d5 #6c6cda #7f7fdf #9292e4 #a5a5e8 #b8b8ed #cbcbf2 #dedef7 #f1f1fb

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#cbcb33 Analogous#337fcb Analogous#7f33cb Triadic#cb3333 Triadic#33cb33 Split complementary#cb7f33 Split complementary#7fcb33

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 75, 75, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3333cb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

75 75 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

73 73 4 26

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.

Blue in css

Copy #3333cb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3333cb; }
.text { color: #3333cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3333cb; }

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 #3333cb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3333cb 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 #3333cb 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 #3333cb 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

The figures for #3333cb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.