Royal blue

#335cbc

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, mid and strong. 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 #335cbc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#335cbc

RGB51, 92, 188

HSL222, 57%, 47%

HSV222, 73%, 74%

CMYK73%, 51%, 0%, 26%

Lab41.2, 19.2, -54.79

XYZ14.27, 11.99, 49.14

Decimal3366076

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#2f54ac #2a4c9b #26448b #213c7a #1d346a #182c5a #142449 #0f1c39 #0b1428 #070c18

Tints of royal blue

#3e68cb #5277d0 #6687d5 #7997db #8da6e0 #a1b6e6 #b5c5eb #c9d5f0 #dde4f6 #f1f4fb

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#bc9333 Analogous#33a0bc Analogous#4f33bc Triadic#bc335c Triadic#5cbc33 Split complementary#bc4e33 Split complementary#a1bc33

Royal blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 73, 51, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #335cbc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

73 51 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

71 51 4 32

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Royal blue in css

Copy #335cbc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #335cbc; }
.text { color: #335cbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #335cbc; }

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 #335cbc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #335cbc against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #335cbc 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #335cbc 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 #335cbc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.