Royal blue

#577ddf

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

Royal blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #577ddf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#577ddf

RGB87, 125, 223

HSL223, 68%, 61%

HSV223, 61%, 87%

CMYK61%, 44%, 0%, 13%

Lab54.05, 16.63, -54.08

XYZ24.58, 22.02, 72.77

Decimal5733855

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#406bdb #2959d5 #244fbe #2045a7 #1b3c8f #173278 #122860 #0e1e49 #091431 #050b1a

Tints of royal blue

#6689e2 #7695e5 #85a1e8 #94aceb #a4b8ee #b3c4f0 #c2d0f3 #d1dcf6 #e1e8f9 #f0f3fc

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#dfb957 Analogous#57c1df Analogous#7557df Triadic#df577d Triadic#7ddf57 Split complementary#df7557 Split complementary#c1df57

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 61, 44, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #577ddf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

61 44 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

60 44 4 19

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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #577ddf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #577ddf; }
.text { color: #577ddf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #577ddf; }

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 #577ddf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #577ddf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #577ddf 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #577ddf 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

Every value on this page for #577ddf 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.