Royal blue

#596aa2

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

This is Royal blue, a muted blue at 226 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #596aa2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#596aa2

RGB89, 106, 162

HSL226, 29%, 49%

HSV226, 45%, 64%

CMYK45%, 35%, 0%, 36%

Lab45.69, 8.99, -32.26

XYZ15.8, 15.04, 36.25

Decimal5860002

Web safe#666699

Pantone660 C

Shades of royal blue

#516194 #495786 #424e77 #3a4569 #323b5b #2a324d #22293e #1a2030 #131622 #0b0d14

Tints of royal blue

#6777ac #7785b4 #8793bd #96a1c5 #a6afce #b5bdd6 #c5cbdf #d4d9e8 #e4e7f0 #f3f5f9

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#a29159 Analogous#598ea2 Analogous#6d59a2 Triadic#a2596a Triadic#6aa259 Split complementary#a26d59 Split complementary#8fa259

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 45, 35, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #596aa2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

45 35 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

45 36 4 42

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 #596aa2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #596aa2; }
.text { color: #596aa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596aa2; }

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 #596aa2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #596aa2 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 #596aa2 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 #596aa2 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 #596aa2 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.