Blue

#5132cd

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 252 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 #5132cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5132cd

RGB81, 50, 205

HSL252, 61%, 50%

HSV252, 76%, 80%

CMYK60%, 76%, 0%, 20%

Lab34.88, 54.18, -74.93

XYZ15.55, 8.44, 58.57

Decimal5321421

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#4a2ebb #4329a9 #3c2597 #342085 #2d1c73 #261861 #1f134f #180f3d #110a2b #0a0619

Tints of blue

#6145d2 #7158d6 #826bdb #927ee0 #a291e4 #b2a4e9 #c2b7ee #d2cbf2 #e3def7 #f3f1fb

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#aecd32 Analogous#3260cd Analogous#9f32cd Triadic#cd5132 Triadic#32cd51 Split complementary#cd9f32 Split complementary#60cd32

Blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 60, 76, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5132cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

60 76 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

59 74 4 26

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.

Blue in css

Copy #5132cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5132cd; }
.text { color: #5132cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5132cd; }

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 #5132cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5132cd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5132cd 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5132cd 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

The figures for #5132cd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.