Royal blue

#4e79ff

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

This is Royal blue, a vivid blue at 225 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #4e79ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e79ff

RGB78, 121, 255

HSL225, 100%, 65%

HSV225, 69%, 100%

CMYK69%, 53%, 0%, 0%

Lab54.57, 28.63, -71.09

XYZ28.03, 22.51, 97.48

Decimal5143039

Web safe#6666ff

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#3062ff #124bff #003bf2 #0034d4 #002cb6 #002598 #001d79 #00165b #000f3d #00071f

Tints of royal blue

#5e85ff #6e91ff #7e9dff #8ea9ff #9eb5ff #adc1ff #bdcdff #cdd9ff #dde5ff #edf1ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#ffd44e Analogous#4ed1ff Analogous#7c4eff Triadic#ff4e79 Triadic#79ff4e Split complementary#ff7b4e Split complementary#d2ff4e

Royal blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 69, 53, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e79ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

69 53 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 53 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 #4e79ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e79ff; }
.text { color: #4e79ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e79ff; }

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 #4e79ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e79ff 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 #4e79ff 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 #4e79ff 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 #4e79ff is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.