Blue

#430eea

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 confident. 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 #430eea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#430eea
RGB67, 14, 234
HSL254, 89%, 49%
HSV254, 94%, 92%
CMYK71%, 94%, 0%, 8%
Lab32.81, 73.12, -95.09
XYZ17.32, 7.45, 78.37
Decimal4394730
Web safe#3300ff
Pantone2736 C
Pantone2736 CHex#430eeaRgb67 14 234Cmyk71 94 0 8Lab33 73 -95Darker#1c0663Deep#300aa7Lighter#7854ec

Shades of blue

Tints of blue

Colors that go with blue

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 71, 94, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #430eea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
71 94 0 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
69 90 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 #430eea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #430eea; }
.text { color: #430eea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #430eea; }

How blue looks on light and dark

Blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #430eea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.44:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.49:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #430eea 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 #430eea sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #430eea and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #430eea is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.