Blue

#422ef8

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 #422ef8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#422ef8

RGB66, 46, 248

HSL246, 94%, 58%

HSV246, 81%, 97%

CMYK73%, 81%, 0%, 3%

Lab37.64, 67.0, -94.97

XYZ20.17, 9.89, 89.65

Decimal4337400

Web safe#3333ff

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#2b15f7 #1e08e9 #1b07d0 #1806b7 #14059d #110484 #0e046a #0a0351 #070237 #04011e

Tints of blue

#5341f9 #6554f9 #7668fa #877bfb #998efb #aaa1fc #bbb4fc #cdc7fd #dedbfe #efeefe

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#e4f82e Analogous#2e7ff8 Analogous#a72ef8 Triadic#f8422e Triadic#2ef842 Split complementary#f8a72e Split complementary#7ff82e

Blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 73, 81, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #422ef8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

73 81 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

71 79 4 9

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 #422ef8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #422ef8; }
.text { color: #422ef8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422ef8; }

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 #422ef8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #422ef8 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 #422ef8 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 #422ef8 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 #422ef8 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.