Blue

#522eff

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

This is Blue, a vivid blue at 250 degrees. 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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #522eff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#522eff

RGB82, 46, 255

HSL250, 100%, 59%

HSV250, 82%, 100%

CMYK68%, 82%, 0%, 0%

Lab39.53, 70.0, -95.74

XYZ22.51, 10.97, 95.54

Decimal5385983

Web safe#6633ff

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#3c13ff #2b00f7 #2600dc #2100c1 #1d00a6 #18008b #130070 #0f0055 #0a003a #05001f

Tints of blue

#6241ff #7254ff #8167ff #917aff #a18eff #b1a1ff #c1b4ff #d1c7ff #e0daff #f0edff

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#dbff2e Analogous#2e72ff Analogous#bb2eff Triadic#ff522e Triadic#2eff52 Split complementary#ffbb2e Split complementary#72ff2e

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 68, 82, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #522eff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 82 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 79 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.

Blue in css

Copy #522eff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #522eff; }
.text { color: #522eff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #522eff; }

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 #522eff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #522eff 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 #522eff 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 #522eff 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 #522eff 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.