Royal blue

#3e55eb

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 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #3e55eb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3e55eb

RGB62, 85, 235

HSL232, 81%, 58%

HSV232, 74%, 92%

CMYK74%, 64%, 0%, 8%

Lab43.54, 41.91, -77.93

XYZ20.23, 13.52, 80.14

Decimal4085227

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone2727 C

Shades of royal blue

#2640e8 #1731dd #142cc5 #1226ad #0f2194 #0d1c7c #0a1664 #08114c #050c34 #03061c

Tints of royal blue

#5065ed #6174ef #7384f0 #8593f2 #96a3f4 #a8b2f6 #bac2f8 #cbd2fa #dde1fb #eff1fd

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#ebd43e Analogous#3eabeb Analogous#7e3eeb Triadic#eb3e55 Triadic#55eb3e Split complementary#eb7e3e Split complementary#abeb3e

Royal 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, 64, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3e55eb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 64 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 63 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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #3e55eb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3e55eb; }
.text { color: #3e55eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e55eb; }

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 #3e55eb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3e55eb against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3e55eb 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3e55eb 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 #3e55eb 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.