Royal blue

#385eee

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

Royal blue is a mid blue that reads confident. 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 #385eee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#385eee
RGB56, 94, 238
HSL227, 84%, 58%
HSV227, 76%, 93%
CMYK76%, 61%, 0%, 7%
Lab45.66, 36.81, -76.15
XYZ21.07, 15.02, 82.68
Decimal3694318
Web safe#3366ff
Pantone2727 C
Pantone2727 CHex#385eeeRgb56 94 238Cmyk76 61 0 7Lab46 37 -76Darker#0c278bDeep#1239cdLighter#8097ee

Shades of royal blue

Tints of royal blue

Colors that go with royal blue

Royal blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 76, 61, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #385eee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
76 61 0 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
74 60 4 13
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Royal blue in css

Copy #385eee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #385eee; }
.text { color: #385eee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385eee; }

How royal blue looks on light and dark

Royal blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #385eee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.24:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.00:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #385eee 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 #385eee sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #385eee and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #385eee come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.