Blue

#4c3eee

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

Blue sits in the blue band, mid and vivid. 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 #4c3eee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4c3eee

RGB76, 62, 238

HSL245, 84%, 59%

HSV245, 74%, 93%

CMYK68%, 74%, 0%, 7%

Lab39.84, 57.38, -85.67

XYZ20.14, 11.15, 81.98

Decimal4996846

Web safe#3333ff

Pantone2728 C

Shades of blue

#3525ec #2414e2 #2012c9 #1c10b1 #180d98 #140b7f #100966 #0c074e #080535 #05021c

Tints of blue

#5c50f0 #6d61f1 #7d73f3 #8e85f4 #9e96f6 #aea8f7 #bfbaf9 #cfcbfa #dfddfc #f0effe

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#e0ee3e Analogous#3e88ee Analogous#a43eee Triadic#ee4c3e Triadic#3eee4c Split complementary#eea43e Split complementary#88ee3e

Blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 68, 74, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4c3eee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 74 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 72 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.

Blue in css

Copy #4c3eee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4c3eee; }
.text { color: #4c3eee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c3eee; }

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 #4c3eee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4c3eee against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4c3eee 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4c3eee 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

Every value on this page for #4c3eee is computed, not guessed. 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.