Royal blue

#4b61ed

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 vivid. 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 #4b61ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b61ed

RGB75, 97, 237

HSL232, 82%, 61%

HSV232, 68%, 93%

CMYK68%, 59%, 0%, 7%

Lab47.18, 36.79, -73.07

XYZ22.46, 16.16, 82.06

Decimal4940269

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone2727 C

Shades of royal blue

#314bea #1834e8 #152ecf #1228b5 #10239c #0d1d82 #0a1769 #08124f #050c35 #03061c

Tints of royal blue

#5b6fef #6c7ef0 #7c8cf2 #8d9bf4 #9da9f5 #adb7f7 #bec6f8 #ced4fa #dee2fc #eff1fd

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#edd74b Analogous#4bb2ed Analogous#864bed Triadic#ed4b61 Triadic#61ed4b Split complementary#ed864b Split complementary#b2ed4b

Royal blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 68, 59, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b61ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 59 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 58 4 13

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Royal blue in css

Copy #4b61ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b61ed; }
.text { color: #4b61ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b61ed; }

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 #4b61ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b61ed against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4b61ed 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4b61ed 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 #4b61ed are worked out. 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.