Royal blue

#4c72ff

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

Royal blue is a mid blue that reads confident. 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 #4c72ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4c72ff

RGB76, 114, 255

HSL227, 100%, 65%

HSV227, 70%, 100%

CMYK70%, 55%, 0%, 0%

Lab52.72, 32.67, -74.09

XYZ27.05, 20.79, 97.2

Decimal5010175

Web safe#3366ff

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#2e5aff #1043ff #0033f1 #002dd3 #0026b5 #002097 #001a79 #00135b #000d3d #00061f

Tints of royal blue

#5c7fff #6c8bff #7c98ff #8ca5ff #9db1ff #adbeff #bdcbff #cdd8ff #dde4ff #edf1ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#ffd94c Analogous#4ccbff Analogous#804cff Triadic#ff4c72 Triadic#72ff4c Split complementary#ff7f4c Split complementary#ccff4c

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 70, 55, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4c72ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 55 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 55 4 6

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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #4c72ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4c72ff; }
.text { color: #4c72ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c72ff; }

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 #4c72ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4c72ff 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 #4c72ff 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 #4c72ff 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

Every value on this page for #4c72ff is computed, not guessed. 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.