Blue

#480df0

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

This is Blue, a vivid purple at 256 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #480df0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#480df0

RGB72, 13, 240

HSL256, 90%, 50%

HSV256, 95%, 94%

CMYK70%, 95%, 0%, 6%

Lab33.89, 74.94, -96.67

XYZ18.54, 7.96, 83.0

Decimal4722160

Web safe#3300ff

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#420cdb #3b0bc6 #350ab1 #2f089c #280787 #220671 #1c055c #150447 #0f0332 #09021d

Tints of blue

#5822f3 #6939f4 #7a4ff5 #8c66f7 #9d7df8 #ae93f9 #bfaafa #d0c1fc #e1d7fd #f2eefe

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#b5f00d Analogous#0d44f0 Analogous#b90df0 Triadic#f0480d Triadic#0df048 Split complementary#f0b90d Split complementary#44f00d

Blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 70, 95, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #480df0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 95 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 91 4 12

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 #480df0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #480df0; }
.text { color: #480df0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #480df0; }

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 #480df0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #480df0 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 #480df0 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 #480df0 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

Every value on this page for #480df0 is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.