Royal blue

#4f75ff

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 vivid. 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 #4f75ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4f75ff

RGB79, 117, 255

HSL227, 100%, 65%

HSV227, 69%, 100%

CMYK69%, 54%, 0%, 0%

Lab53.61, 31.22, -72.65

XYZ27.64, 21.6, 97.32

Decimal5207551

Web safe#6666ff

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#315dff #1245ff #0034f3 #002ed5 #0027b6 #002198 #001a7a #00145b #000d3d #00071f

Tints of royal blue

#5f81ff #6f8eff #7e9aff #8ea7ff #9eb3ff #aebfff #beccff #ced8ff #dde5ff #edf1ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#ffd94f Analogous#4fcdff Analogous#814fff Triadic#ff4f75 Triadic#75ff4f Split complementary#ff814f Split complementary#cdff4f

Royal 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 69, 54, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4f75ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

69 54 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 54 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 #4f75ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4f75ff; }
.text { color: #4f75ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f75ff; }

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 #4f75ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4f75ff 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 #4f75ff 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 #4f75ff 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

Here is how the numbers for #4f75ff are worked out. 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.