Blue

#492edd

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

This is Blue, a strong blue at 249 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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #492edd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#492edd

RGB73, 46, 221

HSL249, 72%, 52%

HSV249, 79%, 87%

CMYK67%, 79%, 0%, 13%

Lab35.18, 59.85, -83.69

XYZ16.78, 8.59, 69.18

Decimal4796125

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#3d22d1 #371fbd #311ba9 #2b1894 #251580 #1f126c #190e57 #140b43 #0e082f #08041a

Tints of blue

#5a41e0 #6b55e3 #7c68e6 #8c7bea #9d8fed #aea2f0 #bfb6f3 #d0c9f6 #e1dcf9 #f2f0fd

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#c2dd2e Analogous#2e6add Analogous#a12edd Triadic#dd492e Triadic#2edd49 Split complementary#dda12e Split complementary#6add2e

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 67, 79, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #492edd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

67 79 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

66 77 4 19

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 #492edd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #492edd; }
.text { color: #492edd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #492edd; }

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 #492edd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #492edd 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 #492edd 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 #492edd 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

Here is how the numbers for #492edd are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.