Royal blue

#477ade

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

This is Royal blue, a strong blue at 220 degrees. 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 #477ade, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#477ade

RGB71, 122, 222

HSL220, 70%, 57%

HSV220, 68%, 87%

CMYK68%, 45%, 0%, 13%

Lab52.43, 15.44, -56.15

XYZ22.74, 20.53, 71.87

Decimal4684510

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#316ada #255dcc #2153b6 #1d499f #193f89 #153473 #112a5d #0d2046 #091630 #050c1a

Tints of royal blue

#5886e1 #6992e4 #7a9fe7 #8babea #9bb7ed #acc3f0 #bdcff3 #cedcf6 #dfe8f9 #f0f4fc

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#deab47 Analogous#47c5de Analogous#5f47de Triadic#de477a Triadic#7ade47 Split complementary#de6047 Split complementary#c5de47

Royal blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 68, 45, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #477ade on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 45 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 45 4 19

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 #477ade straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #477ade; }
.text { color: #477ade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #477ade; }

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 #477ade against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #477ade 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 #477ade 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 #477ade 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 #477ade is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.