Blue

#5437c9

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

This is Blue, a strong blue at 252 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 #5437c9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5437c9

RGB84, 55, 201

HSL252, 57%, 50%

HSV252, 73%, 79%

CMYK58%, 73%, 0%, 21%

Lab35.66, 50.87, -71.3

XYZ15.56, 8.83, 56.14

Decimal5519305

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#4c32b8 #452da6 #3e2894 #362383 #2f1e71 #271a5f #20154d #19103c #110b2a #0a0718

Tints of blue

#644ace #745cd3 #846fd8 #9481dd #a394e2 #b3a7e7 #c3b9ec #d3ccf1 #e3def6 #f3f1fb

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#acc937 Analogous#3763c9 Analogous#9d37c9 Triadic#c95437 Triadic#37c954 Split complementary#c99d37 Split complementary#63c937

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 58, 73, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5437c9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

58 73 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

57 71 4 27

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Blue in css

Copy #5437c9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5437c9; }
.text { color: #5437c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5437c9; }

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 #5437c9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5437c9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5437c9 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5437c9 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

Every value on this page for #5437c9 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.