Blue

#552fe2

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 253 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 #552fe2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#552fe2

RGB85, 47, 226

HSL253, 76%, 54%

HSV253, 79%, 89%

CMYK62%, 79%, 0%, 11%

Lab36.85, 61.93, -83.77

XYZ18.49, 9.46, 72.8

Decimal5582818

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#461eda #3f1bc5 #3919b0 #32169a #2b1385 #241070 #1d0d5b #160a45 #100730 #09041b

Tints of blue

#6542e5 #7455e7 #8469ea #947ced #a48fef #b3a2f2 #c3b6f5 #d3c9f7 #e2dcfa #f2effd

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#bce22f Analogous#2f63e2 Analogous#ae2fe2 Triadic#e2552f Triadic#2fe255 Split complementary#e2ae2f Split complementary#63e22f

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 62, 79, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #552fe2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

62 79 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

61 77 4 17

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 #552fe2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #552fe2; }
.text { color: #552fe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #552fe2; }

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 #552fe2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #552fe2 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 #552fe2 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 #552fe2 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 #552fe2 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.