Blue

#532acc

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

This is Blue, a strong purple at 255 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #532acc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#532acc

RGB83, 42, 204

HSL255, 66%, 48%

HSV255, 79%, 80%

CMYK59%, 79%, 0%, 20%

Lab33.68, 57.83, -76.32

XYZ15.29, 7.85, 57.84

Decimal5450444

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#4c26ba #4423a8 #3d1f96 #361b85 #2f1873 #271461 #20104f #190d3d #12092b #0a0519

Tints of blue

#6038d6 #714dda #8161df #9176e3 #a28ae7 #b29feb #c2b3ef #d3c7f4 #e3dcf8 #f3f0fc

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#a3cc2a Analogous#2a52cc Analogous#a42acc Triadic#cc532a Triadic#2acc53 Split complementary#cca42a Split complementary#52cc2a

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 59, 79, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #532acc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 79 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 77 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 #532acc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #532acc; }
.text { color: #532acc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #532acc; }

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 #532acc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #532acc 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 #532acc 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 #532acc 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 #532acc 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 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.