Blue

#3c03dd

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

Blue is a deep purple with a weighty cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #3c03dd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3c03dd

RGB60, 3, 221

HSL256, 97%, 44%

HSV256, 99%, 87%

CMYK73%, 99%, 0%, 13%

Lab30.03, 71.5, -92.29

XYZ14.95, 6.25, 68.82

Decimal3933149

Web safe#3300cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#3703ca #3202b7 #2c02a4 #270291 #22027e #1d016b #180157 #130144 #0d0131 #08001e

Tints of blue

#4303f7 #551afc #6934fc #7c4ffd #9069fd #a384fd #b79efe #cbb8fe #ded3fe #f2edff

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#a4dd03 Analogous#0337dd Analogous#a903dd Triadic#dd3c03 Triadic#03dd3c Split complementary#dda903 Split complementary#37dd03

Blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 73, 99, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3c03dd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

73 99 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

71 95 4 19

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.

Blue in css

Copy #3c03dd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3c03dd; }
.text { color: #3c03dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c03dd; }

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 #3c03dd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3c03dd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3c03dd 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3c03dd 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

Here is how the numbers for #3c03dd are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.