Royal blue

#476ca2

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

Royal blue sits in the blue band, mid and soft. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #476ca2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#476ca2

RGB71, 108, 162

HSL216, 39%, 46%

HSV216, 56%, 64%

CMYK56%, 33%, 0%, 36%

Lab45.18, 3.34, -33.13

XYZ14.48, 14.67, 36.25

Decimal4680866

Web safe#336699

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#416394 #3b5986 #345078 #2e466a #283d5c #22344e #1c2a3f #162131 #0f1823 #090e15

Tints of royal blue

#5078b2 #6286ba #7494c2 #86a2ca #98b0d2 #abbeda #bdcce2 #cfdaea #e1e8f2 #f3f5fa

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#a27d47 Analogous#479aa2 Analogous#4f47a2 Triadic#a2476c Triadic#6ca247 Split complementary#a24f47 Split complementary#9aa247

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 56, 33, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #476ca2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

56 33 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 34 4 42

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Royal blue in css

Copy #476ca2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #476ca2; }
.text { color: #476ca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #476ca2; }

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 #476ca2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #476ca2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #476ca2 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #476ca2 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

Here is how the numbers for #476ca2 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.