Blue

#5233ef

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #5233ef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5233ef

RGB82, 51, 239

HSL250, 85%, 57%

HSV250, 79%, 94%

CMYK66%, 79%, 0%, 6%

Lab38.54, 63.51, -88.37

XYZ20.24, 10.39, 82.6

Decimal5387247

Web safe#6633ff

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#3e1bed #3311dd #2d0fc5 #280ead #220c95 #1d0a7d #170865 #12064c #0c0434 #07021c

Tints of blue

#6246f0 #7258f2 #826bf3 #927ef5 #a191f6 #b1a3f8 #c1b6f9 #d1c9fb #e1dcfc #f1eefe

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#d0ef33 Analogous#3372ef Analogous#b033ef Triadic#ef5233 Triadic#33ef52 Split complementary#efb033 Split complementary#72ef33

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 66, 79, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5233ef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 79 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 77 4 12

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 #5233ef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5233ef; }
.text { color: #5233ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5233ef; }

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 #5233ef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5233ef 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 #5233ef 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 #5233ef 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

Here is how the numbers for #5233ef are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.