Royal blue

#3579ff

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

This is Royal blue, a vivid blue at 220 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #3579ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3579ff

RGB53, 121, 255

HSL220, 100%, 60%

HSV220, 79%, 100%

CMYK79%, 53%, 0%, 0%

Lab53.66, 25.81, -72.61

XYZ26.36, 21.65, 97.4

Decimal3504639

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#1967ff #0055fd #004ce1 #0042c5 #0039a9 #00308e #002672 #001d56 #00143a #000a1f

Tints of royal blue

#4785ff #5a91ff #6c9eff #7faaff #91b6ff #a3c2ff #b6cfff #c8dbff #dbe7ff #edf3ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#ffbb35 Analogous#35deff Analogous#5635ff Triadic#ff3579 Triadic#79ff35 Split complementary#ff5635 Split complementary#deff35

Royal blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 79, 53, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3579ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

79 53 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

77 53 4 6

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

Royal blue in css

Copy #3579ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3579ff; }
.text { color: #3579ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3579ff; }

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 #3579ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3579ff 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 #3579ff 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 #3579ff 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

Here is how the numbers for #3579ff are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.