Royal blue

#3966ea

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

Royal blue sits in the blue band, mid and vivid. 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 #3966ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3966ea
RGB57, 102, 234
HSL225, 81%, 57%
HSV225, 76%, 92%
CMYK76%, 56%, 0%, 8%
Lab47.38, 30.46, -71.09
XYZ21.29, 16.31, 79.87
Decimal3761898
Web safe#3366ff
Pantone2727 C
Pantone2727 CHex#3966eaRgb57 102 234Cmyk76 56 0 8Lab47 30 -71Darker#0e2d86Deep#1542c7Lighter#809beb

Shades of royal blue

Tints of royal blue

Colors that go with royal blue

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 76, 56, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3966ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
76 56 0 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
74 56 4 14
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 #3966ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3966ea; }
.text { color: #3966ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3966ea; }

How royal blue looks on light and dark

Royal blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3966ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.93:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.26:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3966ea 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 #3966ea 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 #3966ea 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

Every value on this page for #3966ea is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.