Blue

#3d20ea

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

This is Blue, a vivid blue at 249 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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #3d20ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3d20ea

RGB61, 32, 234

HSL249, 83%, 52%

HSV249, 86%, 92%

CMYK74%, 86%, 0%, 8%

Lab33.91, 68.18, -93.26

XYZ17.29, 7.97, 78.47

Decimal4006122

Web safe#3333ff

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#3215de #2d13c8 #2811b3 #230f9d #1e0d88 #1a0b72 #15095d #100747 #0b0531 #06031c

Tints of blue

#4f35ec #6149ee #735ef0 #8573f2 #9787f4 #a99cf6 #bbb1f8 #cdc5fa #dfdafc #f1effd

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#cdea20 Analogous#2068ea Analogous#a220ea Triadic#ea3d20 Triadic#20ea3d Split complementary#eaa220 Split complementary#68ea20

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 74, 86, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3d20ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 86 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 83 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Blue in css

Copy #3d20ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3d20ea; }
.text { color: #3d20ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d20ea; }

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 #3d20ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3d20ea 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 #3d20ea 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 #3d20ea 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 #3d20ea are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.