Blue

#443fcb

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

This is Blue, a strong blue at 242 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #443fcb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#443fcb

RGB68, 63, 203

HSL242, 57%, 52%

HSV242, 69%, 80%

CMYK67%, 69%, 0%, 20%

Lab36.17, 44.98, -71.68

XYZ14.94, 9.1, 57.47

Decimal4472779

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#3934bf #332fac #2e2a9a #282587 #232075 #1d1b62 #181650 #12113d #0d0c2b #070718

Tints of blue

#5551d0 #6763d5 #7874d9 #8986de #9b98e3 #acaae8 #bdbced #cfcdf2 #e0dff6 #f1f1fb

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#c6cb3f Analogous#3f80cb Analogous#8a3fcb Triadic#cb443f Triadic#3fcb44 Split complementary#cb8a3f Split complementary#80cb3f

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 67, 69, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #443fcb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

67 69 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

66 67 4 26

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.

Blue in css

Copy #443fcb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #443fcb; }
.text { color: #443fcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #443fcb; }

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 #443fcb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #443fcb 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 #443fcb 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 #443fcb 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #443fcb is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.