Blue

#3e35fc

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

Blue is a mid blue that reads grounded. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #3e35fc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3e35fc

RGB62, 53, 252

HSL243, 97%, 60%

HSV243, 79%, 99%

CMYK75%, 79%, 0%, 1%

Lab38.9, 64.83, -95.14

XYZ20.83, 10.6, 93.04

Decimal4077052

Web safe#3333ff

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#241afc #0f04f6 #0d03db #0b03c0 #0a02a5 #08028a #07026f #050154 #030139 #02001e

Tints of blue

#5047fc #615afd #736cfd #847ffd #9691fd #a8a4fe #b9b6fe #cbc9fe #dddbfe #eeedff

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#f3fc35 Analogous#358ffc Analogous#a235fc Triadic#fc3e35 Triadic#35fc3e Split complementary#fca235 Split complementary#8ffc35

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 75, 79, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3e35fc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

75 79 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

73 77 4 7

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 #3e35fc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3e35fc; }
.text { color: #3e35fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e35fc; }

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 #3e35fc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3e35fc 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 #3e35fc 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 #3e35fc 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 #3e35fc are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.