Royal blue

#477df2

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

Royal blue is a mid blue that reads confident. 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #477df2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#477df2

RGB71, 125, 242

HSL221, 87%, 61%

HSV221, 71%, 95%

CMYK71%, 48%, 0%, 5%

Lab54.47, 20.67, -64.07

XYZ25.96, 22.42, 86.96

Decimal4685298

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#2d6af0 #1258ee #0f4ed5 #0d44bb #0b3aa0 #093186 #08276c #061e51 #041437 #020a1d

Tints of royal blue

#5889f3 #6895f4 #79a0f6 #8aacf7 #9bb8f8 #abc4f9 #bcd0fa #cddcfb #dee7fd #eef3fe

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#f2bc47 Analogous#47d2f2 Analogous#6747f2 Triadic#f2477d Triadic#7df247 Split complementary#f26747 Split complementary#d2f247

Royal blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 71, 48, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #477df2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

71 48 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

69 48 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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #477df2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #477df2; }
.text { color: #477df2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #477df2; }

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 #477df2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #477df2 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 #477df2 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 #477df2 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 #477df2 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.