Blue

#3e41ea

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

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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #3e41ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3e41ea

RGB62, 65, 234

HSL239, 80%, 58%

HSV239, 74%, 92%

CMYK74%, 72%, 0%, 8%

Lab39.15, 53.25, -84.58

XYZ18.73, 10.75, 78.93

Decimal4080106

Web safe#3333ff

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#2629e7 #181bdb #1518c3 #1315ab #101293 #0d0f7b #0b0c63 #08094b #060634 #03031c

Tints of blue

#5052ec #6164ee #7375f0 #8587f2 #9698f4 #a8a9f6 #babbf7 #ccccf9 #dddefb #efeffd

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#eae73e Analogous#3e97ea Analogous#913eea Triadic#ea3e41 Triadic#41ea3e Split complementary#ea913e Split complementary#97ea3e

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 74, 72, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3e41ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 72 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 70 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.

Blue in css

Copy #3e41ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3e41ea; }
.text { color: #3e41ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e41ea; }

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 #3e41ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3e41ea 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 #3e41ea 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 #3e41ea 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

The figures for #3e41ea come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.