Blue

#3933ff

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

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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #3933ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3933ff

RGB57, 51, 255

HSL242, 100%, 60%

HSV242, 80%, 100%

CMYK78%, 80%, 0%, 0%

Lab38.65, 66.33, -97.23

XYZ20.92, 10.46, 95.52

Decimal3748863

Web safe#3333ff

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#1e17ff #0700fb #0700df #0600c4 #0500a8 #04008d #030071 #030056 #02003a #01001f

Tints of blue

#4b46ff #5d58ff #6f6bff #817dff #9390ff #a5a3ff #b7b5ff #cac8ff #dcdbff #eeedff

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#f9ff33 Analogous#3393ff Analogous#9f33ff Triadic#ff3933 Triadic#33ff39 Split complementary#ff9f33 Split complementary#93ff33

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 78, 80, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3933ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

78 80 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

76 78 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.

Blue in css

Copy #3933ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3933ff; }
.text { color: #3933ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3933ff; }

How blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3933ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3933ff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3933ff sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3933ff 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 blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #3933ff is computed, not guessed. 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.