Blue

#4c2bdf

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

Blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. 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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #4c2bdf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4c2bdf

RGB76, 43, 223

HSL251, 74%, 52%

HSV251, 81%, 87%

CMYK66%, 81%, 0%, 13%

Lab35.19, 61.98, -84.83

XYZ17.16, 8.59, 70.57

Decimal4991967

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#4120d3 #3a1dbe #341aaa #2e1795 #281381 #21106c #1b0d58 #150a43 #0e072f #08041b

Tints of blue

#5d3fe2 #6d52e5 #7e66e8 #8e7aeb #9f8dee #b0a1f1 #c0b5f4 #d1c8f7 #e1dcfa #f2effd

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#bedf2b Analogous#2b64df Analogous#a62bdf Triadic#df4c2b Triadic#2bdf4c Split complementary#dfa62b Split complementary#64df2b

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 66, 81, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4c2bdf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 81 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 79 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 #4c2bdf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4c2bdf; }
.text { color: #4c2bdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c2bdf; }

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 #4c2bdf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4c2bdf 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 #4c2bdf 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 #4c2bdf 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

The figures for #4c2bdf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.