Royal blue

#346aa4

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

This is Royal blue, a soft blue at 211 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #346aa4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#346aa4

RGB52, 106, 164

HSL211, 52%, 42%

HSV211, 68%, 64%

CMYK68%, 35%, 0%, 36%

Lab43.83, 1.52, -36.5

XYZ13.27, 13.72, 37.07

Decimal3435172

Web safe#336699

Pantone300 C

Shades of royal blue

#306196 #2b5888 #274f7a #22466c #1e3d5e #193350 #152a41 #102133 #0c1825 #070f17

Tints of royal blue

#3b78b9 #4a85c6 #5f93cc #74a2d3 #89b0d9 #9ebee0 #b3cce7 #c8daed #dce8f4 #f1f6fb

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#a46e34 Analogous#34a2a4 Analogous#3634a4 Triadic#a4346a Triadic#6aa434 Split complementary#a43634 Split complementary#a2a434

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 68, 35, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #346aa4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 35 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 36 4 42

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 #346aa4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #346aa4; }
.text { color: #346aa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #346aa4; }

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 #346aa4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #346aa4 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 #346aa4 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 #346aa4 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 #346aa4 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.