Royal blue

#487ada

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 219 degrees. 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 #487ada, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#487ada
RGB72, 122, 218
HSL219, 66%, 57%
HSV219, 67%, 85%
CMYK67%, 44%, 0%, 15%
Lab52.24, 14.18, -54.2
XYZ22.29, 20.36, 69.08
Decimal4750042
Web safe#3366cc
Pantone2718 C
Pantone2718 CHex#487adaRgb72 122 218Cmyk67 44 0 15Lab52 14 -54Darker#193a7aDeep#2556b6Lighter#88a7e1

Shades of royal blue

Tints of royal blue

Colors that go with royal blue

Royal blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 67, 44, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #487ada on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
67 44 0 15
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
66 44 4 21
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 #487ada straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #487ada; }
.text { color: #487ada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #487ada; }

How royal blue looks on light and dark

Royal blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #487ada against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.14:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.07:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #487ada 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 #487ada sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #487ada and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #487ada is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.