Royal blue

#5477cf

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

Royal blue sits in the blue band, mid and strong. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #5477cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5477cf

RGB84, 119, 207

HSL223, 56%, 57%

HSV223, 59%, 81%

CMYK59%, 43%, 0%, 19%

Lab51.36, 14.37, -49.34

XYZ21.52, 19.58, 61.68

Decimal5535695

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#4067c9 #345bbb #2f51a6 #294792 #233d7e #1e3369 #182955 #121f41 #0c152c #070c18

Tints of royal blue

#6483d3 #7390d8 #839cdc #93a9e1 #a3b5e5 #b2c2e9 #c2ceee #d2dbf2 #e1e7f7 #f1f4fb

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#cfac54 Analogous#54b5cf Analogous#6e54cf Triadic#cf5477 Triadic#77cf54 Split complementary#cf6e54 Split complementary#b5cf54

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 59, 43, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5477cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 43 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 44 4 25

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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #5477cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5477cf; }
.text { color: #5477cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5477cf; }

How royal blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Royal blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5477cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5477cf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5477cf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around royal blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5477cf 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 royal blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #5477cf are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.