Blue

#462ef2

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 balanced. 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 #462ef2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#462ef2

RGB70, 46, 242

HSL247, 88%, 56%

HSV247, 81%, 95%

CMYK71%, 81%, 0%, 5%

Lab37.24, 65.57, -92.25

XYZ19.53, 9.67, 84.84

Decimal4599538

Web safe#3333ff

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#3116f0 #270edf #230cc6 #1f0bae #1b0996 #16087e #120666 #0e054d #090335 #05021d

Tints of blue

#5741f3 #6854f4 #7968f6 #8a7bf7 #9b8ef8 #aca1f9 #bdb5fa #cec8fc #dfdbfd #f0eefe

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#daf22e Analogous#2e78f2 Analogous#a82ef2 Triadic#f2462e Triadic#2ef246 Split complementary#f2a82e Split complementary#78f22e

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, 81, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #462ef2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

71 81 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

69 79 4 11

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 #462ef2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #462ef2; }
.text { color: #462ef2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #462ef2; }

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 #462ef2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #462ef2 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 #462ef2 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 #462ef2 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

Here is how the numbers for #462ef2 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.