Royal blue

#596ce3

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

This is Royal blue, a strong blue at 232 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #596ce3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#596ce3

RGB89, 108, 227

HSL232, 71%, 62%

HSV232, 61%, 89%

CMYK61%, 52%, 0%, 11%

Lab49.97, 28.78, -62.88

XYZ23.35, 18.4, 74.99

Decimal5860579

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2727 C

Shades of royal blue

#4156df #2841db #2138c5 #1d31ad #192a94 #15237c #111c63 #0d154b #090e33 #04071a

Tints of royal blue

#6879e6 #7787e8 #8694eb #95a1ed #a4aff0 #b3bcf2 #c3c9f5 #d2d7f7 #e1e4fa #f0f1fc

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#e3d059 Analogous#59b1e3 Analogous#8b59e3 Triadic#e3596c Triadic#6ce359 Split complementary#e38b59 Split complementary#b1e359

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 61, 52, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #596ce3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

61 52 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

60 52 4 17

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 #596ce3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #596ce3; }
.text { color: #596ce3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596ce3; }

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 #596ce3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #596ce3 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 #596ce3 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 #596ce3 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

The figures for #596ce3 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.