Blue

#5331c8

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

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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #5331c8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5331c8

RGB83, 49, 200

HSL254, 61%, 49%

HSV254, 76%, 78%

CMYK59%, 76%, 0%, 22%

Lab34.41, 53.47, -72.79

XYZ15.09, 8.21, 55.43

Decimal5452232

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#4c2db6 #4428a5 #3d2493 #362082 #2f1c70 #27175f #20134d #190f3c #110a2a #0a0619

Tints of blue

#6141d0 #7154d5 #8268da #927bdf #a28fe4 #b2a3e8 #c2b6ed #d3caf2 #e3ddf7 #f3f1fb

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#a6c831 Analogous#315bc8 Analogous#9e31c8 Triadic#c85331 Triadic#31c853 Split complementary#c89e31 Split complementary#5bc831

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 59, 76, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5331c8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 76 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 74 4 28

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 #5331c8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5331c8; }
.text { color: #5331c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5331c8; }

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 #5331c8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5331c8 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 #5331c8 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 #5331c8 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 #5331c8 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.