Royal blue

#5168f6

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

Royal blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. 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 #5168f6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5168f6

RGB81, 104, 246

HSL232, 90%, 64%

HSV232, 67%, 96%

CMYK67%, 58%, 0%, 4%

Lab49.86, 36.38, -73.73

XYZ24.98, 18.3, 89.41

Decimal5335286

Web safe#6666ff

Pantone2727 C

Shades of royal blue

#3550f5 #1937f3 #0c2ae2 #0a24c6 #091faa #071a8e #061572 #041055 #030b39 #02051d

Tints of royal blue

#6176f7 #7083f8 #8091f8 #909ff9 #a0acfa #afbafb #bfc7fc #cfd5fc #dee3fd #eef0fe

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#f6df51 Analogous#51bbf6 Analogous#8c51f6 Triadic#f65168 Triadic#68f651 Split complementary#f68c51 Split complementary#bbf651

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 67, 58, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5168f6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

67 58 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

66 57 4 10

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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #5168f6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5168f6; }
.text { color: #5168f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5168f6; }

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 #5168f6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5168f6 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5168f6 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5168f6 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 #5168f6 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.