Royal blue

#4b6da4

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 soft. 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 #4b6da4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b6da4

RGB75, 109, 164

HSL217, 37%, 47%

HSV217, 54%, 64%

CMYK54%, 34%, 0%, 36%

Lab45.79, 4.29, -33.34

XYZ15.07, 15.11, 37.24

Decimal4943268

Web safe#336699

Pantone285 C

Shades of royal blue

#446396 #3e5a87 #375079 #31476b #2a3d5c #24344e #1d2a40 #172132 #101723 #0a0e15

Tints of royal blue

#5679b2 #6887ba #7995c2 #8ba3ca #9cb0d2 #adbeda #bfcce2 #d0daea #e1e8f1 #f3f5f9

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#a4824b Analogous#4b99a4 Analogous#564ba4 Triadic#a44b6d Triadic#6da44b Split complementary#a4564b Split complementary#99a44b

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 54, 34, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b6da4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

54 34 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

54 35 4 42

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

Royal blue in css

Copy #4b6da4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b6da4; }
.text { color: #4b6da4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b6da4; }

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 #4b6da4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b6da4 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 #4b6da4 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 #4b6da4 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 #4b6da4 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.