Blue

#552efc

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 confident. 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 #552efc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#552efc

RGB85, 46, 252

HSL251, 97%, 58%

HSV251, 82%, 99%

CMYK66%, 82%, 0%, 1%

Lab39.43, 69.41, -94.2

XYZ22.29, 10.91, 93.03

Decimal5582588

Web safe#6633ff

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#4014fc #3003f1 #2b03d7 #2603bc #2102a2 #1b0288 #16026d #110153 #0b0139 #06001e

Tints of blue

#6541fc #7454fd #8467fd #937bfd #a38efd #b2a1fe #c2b4fe #d2c7fe #e1dafe #f1edff

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#d5fc2e Analogous#2e6efc Analogous#bc2efc Triadic#fc552e Triadic#2efc55 Split complementary#fcbc2e Split complementary#6efc2e

Blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 66, 82, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #552efc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 82 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 79 4 7

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 #552efc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #552efc; }
.text { color: #552efc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #552efc; }

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 #552efc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #552efc 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 #552efc 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 #552efc 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 #552efc is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.