Royal blue

#3d66cf

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 strong. 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 #3d66cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3d66cf

RGB61, 102, 207

HSL223, 60%, 53%

HSV223, 71%, 81%

CMYK71%, 51%, 0%, 19%

Lab45.63, 21.14, -58.59

XYZ17.94, 15.0, 60.98

Decimal4024015

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2727 C

Shades of royal blue

#305ac4 #2c51b1 #27489e #22408b #1e3778 #192e65 #142552 #0f1d3f #0b142c #060b19

Tints of royal blue

#4f74d3 #6182d8 #7391dc #859fe1 #97ade5 #a9bbea #bbc9ee #cdd7f3 #dfe6f7 #f1f4fb

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#cfa63d Analogous#3dafcf Analogous#5d3dcf Triadic#cf3d66 Triadic#66cf3d Split complementary#cf5d3d Split complementary#afcf3d

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 71, 51, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3d66cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

71 51 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

69 51 4 25

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Royal blue in css

Copy #3d66cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3d66cf; }
.text { color: #3d66cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d66cf; }

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 #3d66cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3d66cf 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 #3d66cf 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 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 #3d66cf 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

Here is how the numbers for #3d66cf are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.