Blue

#4d3adf

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

This is Blue, a strong blue at 247 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #4d3adf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4d3adf

RGB77, 58, 223

HSL247, 72%, 55%

HSV247, 74%, 87%

CMYK65%, 74%, 0%, 13%

Lab37.72, 55.01, -80.64

XYZ17.89, 9.93, 70.79

Decimal5061343

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#3a24dc #3320c7 #2e1db1 #28199c #231686 #1d1270 #180f5b #120b45 #0c0830 #07041a

Tints of blue

#5d4ce2 #6e5ee5 #7e70e8 #8f83eb #9f95ee #afa7f1 #c0b9f4 #d0cbf7 #e1ddfa #f1f0fd

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#ccdf3a Analogous#3a7adf Analogous#9f3adf Triadic#df4d3a Triadic#3adf4d Split complementary#df9f3a Split complementary#7adf3a

Blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 65, 74, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4d3adf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 74 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 72 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Blue in css

Copy #4d3adf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4d3adf; }
.text { color: #4d3adf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3adf; }

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 #4d3adf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4d3adf 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 #4d3adf 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 #4d3adf 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 #4d3adf is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.