Royal blue

#3372cc

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 #3372cc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3372cc

RGB51, 114, 204

HSL215, 60%, 50%

HSV215, 75%, 80%

CMYK75%, 44%, 0%, 20%

Lab48.38, 11.11, -52.47

XYZ18.28, 17.1, 59.46

Decimal3371724

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#2f68ba#2a5ea8#265496#214a84#1d4072#183660#142c4e#0f223c#0b182a#060e18

Tints of royal blue

#467fd1#598cd5#6c99da#7fa6df#92b4e4#a5c1e8#b8ceed#cbdbf2#dee8f7#f1f5fb

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#cc8d33Analogous#33bfccAnalogous#4033ccTriadic#cc3372Triadic#72cc33Split complementary#cc4033Split complementary#bfcc33

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 75, 44, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3372cc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

75 44 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

73 44 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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #3372cc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3372cc; }
.text { color: #3372cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3372cc; }

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 #3372cc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3372cc 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 #3372cc 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 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 #3372cc 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 #3372cc 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 coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.