Blue

#5535cf

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #5535cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5535cf

RGB85, 53, 207

HSL252, 62%, 51%

HSV252, 74%, 81%

CMYK59%, 74%, 0%, 19%

Lab35.95, 53.76, -74.31

XYZ16.28, 8.98, 59.91

Decimal5584335

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#4c2ec0 #4529ad #3d259a #362088 #2e1c75 #271763 #201350 #180f3e #110a2b #0a0619

Tints of blue

#6548d3 #755bd8 #846ddc #9480e1 #a493e5 #b4a6ea #c4b8ee #d3cbf3 #e3def7 #f3f1fc

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#afcf35 Analogous#3562cf Analogous#a235cf Triadic#cf5535 Triadic#35cf55 Split complementary#cfa235 Split complementary#62cf35

Blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 59, 74, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5535cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 74 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 72 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Blue in css

Copy #5535cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5535cf; }
.text { color: #5535cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5535cf; }

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 #5535cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5535cf 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 #5535cf 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 #5535cf 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #5535cf is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.