Royal blue

#4875cd

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 grounded. 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 #4875cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4875cd

RGB72, 117, 205

HSL220, 57%, 54%

HSV220, 65%, 80%

CMYK65%, 43%, 0%, 20%

Lab50.11, 12.72, -50.24

XYZ20.05, 18.51, 60.27

Decimal4748749

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#3667c6 #315db3 #2c53a0 #26498c #213f79 #1c3565 #162b52 #11213f #0c172b #070c18

Tints of royal blue

#5982d2 #6a8ed6 #7b9bdb #8ca8df #9cb5e4 #adc1e9 #beceed #cfdbf2 #e0e8f7 #f1f4fb

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#cda048 Analogous#48b7cd Analogous#5e48cd Triadic#cd4875 Triadic#75cd48 Split complementary#cd5e48 Split complementary#b8cd48

Royal blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 65, 43, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4875cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 43 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 44 4 26

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 #4875cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4875cd; }
.text { color: #4875cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4875cd; }

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 #4875cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4875cd 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 #4875cd 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 #4875cd 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 #4875cd are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.