Royal blue

#425c98

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

This is Royal blue, a soft blue at 222 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #425c98, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#425c98

RGB66, 92, 152

HSL222, 39%, 43%

HSV222, 57%, 60%

CMYK57%, 39%, 0%, 40%

Lab39.71, 8.87, -35.83

XYZ11.74, 11.08, 31.23

Decimal4349080

Web safe#336699

Pantone653 C

Shades of royal blue

#3c548b #374c7e #314471 #2b3c64 #263457 #202d4a #1a253d #151d2f #0f1522 #090d15

Tints of royal blue

#4a68ab #5a76b7 #6d86bf #8096c8 #93a5d0 #a6b5d8 #b9c5e1 #ccd5e9 #dfe5f1 #f3f5fa

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#987e42 Analogous#428798 Analogous#534298 Triadic#98425c Triadic#5c9842 Split complementary#985342 Split complementary#879842

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 57, 39, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #425c98 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

57 39 0 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 40 4 46

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 #425c98 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #425c98; }
.text { color: #425c98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425c98; }

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 #425c98 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #425c98 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 #425c98 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 #425c98 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

Every value on this page for #425c98 is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.