Royal blue

#3963c8

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

This is Royal blue, a strong blue at 222 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 #3963c8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3963c8

RGB57, 99, 200

HSL222, 57%, 50%

HSV222, 72%, 78%

CMYK72%, 51%, 0%, 22%

Lab44.18, 19.94, -56.92

XYZ16.57, 13.96, 56.47

Decimal3761096

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#335ab7 #2e51a6 #294894 #244082 #1f3771 #1a2e5f #15264d #101d3b #0c142a #070c18

Tints of royal blue

#4b71cd #5e80d2 #708ed7 #839ddc #95abe2 #a7bae7 #bac8ec #ccd7f1 #dfe5f6 #f1f4fb

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#c89e39 Analogous#39aac8 Analogous#5739c8 Triadic#c83963 Triadic#63c839 Split complementary#c85739 Split complementary#aac839

Royal blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 72, 50, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3963c8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

72 51 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

70 51 4 28

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

Royal blue in css

Copy #3963c8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3963c8; }
.text { color: #3963c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3963c8; }

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 #3963c8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3963c8 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 #3963c8 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 #3963c8 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 #3963c8 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.