Royal blue

#495bd6

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

Royal blue sits in the blue band, mid and strong. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #495bd6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#495bd6

RGB73, 91, 214

HSL232, 63%, 56%

HSV232, 66%, 84%

CMYK66%, 57%, 0%, 16%

Lab43.88, 32.33, -65.42

XYZ18.63, 13.75, 65.29

Decimal4807638

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2727 C

Shades of royal blue

#3448d1 #2b3ec0 #2738ab #223197 #1d2a82 #18236d #141c58 #0f1643 #0a0f2e #060819

Tints of royal blue

#5a6ada #6a79de #7b88e1 #8c97e5 #9da6e9 #adb6ed #bec5f0 #cfd4f4 #e0e3f8 #f0f2fc

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#d6c449 Analogous#49a1d6 Analogous#7e49d6 Triadic#d6495b Triadic#5bd649 Split complementary#d67e49 Split complementary#a1d649

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 66, 57, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #495bd6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 57 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 56 4 22

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 #495bd6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #495bd6; }
.text { color: #495bd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #495bd6; }

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 #495bd6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #495bd6 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 #495bd6 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 #495bd6 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 #495bd6 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.