Royal blue

#4e63ae

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #4e63ae, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e63ae

RGB78, 99, 174

HSL227, 38%, 49%

HSV227, 55%, 68%

CMYK55%, 43%, 0%, 32%

Lab43.65, 14.53, -42.58

XYZ15.24, 13.6, 41.87

Decimal5137326

Web safe#666699

Pantone660 C

Shades of royal blue

#475a9f #40528f #394980 #334071 #2c3862 #252f52 #1e2643 #171d34 #101524 #090c15

Tints of royal blue

#5d71b7 #6e80be #7f8ec5 #8f9dcd #a0abd4 #b0badc #c1c8e3 #d2d7eb #e2e6f2 #f3f4f9

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#ae994e Analogous#4e93ae Analogous#694eae Triadic#ae4e63 Triadic#63ae4e Split complementary#ae694e Split complementary#93ae4e

Royal blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 55, 43, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e63ae on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

55 43 0 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

55 44 4 38

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Royal blue in css

Copy #4e63ae straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e63ae; }
.text { color: #4e63ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e63ae; }

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 #4e63ae against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e63ae 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 #4e63ae 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 #4e63ae 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 #4e63ae is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.