Blue

#5c2fca

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

This is Blue, a strong purple at 257 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #5c2fca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5c2fca

RGB92, 47, 202

HSL257, 62%, 49%

HSV257, 77%, 79%

CMYK54%, 77%, 0%, 21%

Lab35.15, 56.13, -72.7

XYZ16.09, 8.57, 56.68

Decimal6041546

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#542bb8 #4c27a7 #442395 #3c1f83 #341a71 #2c1660 #24124e #1b0e3c #130a2b #0b0619

Tints of blue

#6a3fd2 #7953d7 #8866dc #987ae0 #a78ee5 #b6a2e9 #c6b5ee #d5c9f2 #e4ddf7 #f4f1fc

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#9dca2f Analogous#2f50ca Analogous#a92fca Triadic#ca5c2f Triadic#2fca5c Split complementary#caa92f Split complementary#50ca2f

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 54, 77, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5c2fca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

54 77 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

54 75 4 27

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 #5c2fca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5c2fca; }
.text { color: #5c2fca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c2fca; }

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 #5c2fca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5c2fca 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 #5c2fca 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 #5c2fca 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

Every value on this page for #5c2fca is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.