Blue

#5d28c0

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

Blue falls in the purple range, mid and strong. 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 #5d28c0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5d28c0

RGB93, 40, 192

HSL261, 66%, 45%

HSV261, 79%, 75%

CMYK52%, 79%, 0%, 25%

Lab33.24, 56.66, -69.98

XYZ14.79, 7.65, 50.57

Decimal6105280

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#5525af #4d219f #451e8e #3d1a7d #35176d #2d135c #24104b #1c0c3b #14092a #0c0519

Tints of blue

#682ed4 #7844d8 #875add #976fe1 #a685e5 #b69aea #c6b0ee #d5c5f3 #e5dbf7 #f4f0fc

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#8bc028 Analogous#283fc0 Analogous#a928c0 Triadic#c05d28 Triadic#28c05d Split complementary#c0a928 Split complementary#3fc028

Blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 52, 79, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5d28c0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 79 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 77 4 31

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 #5d28c0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5d28c0; }
.text { color: #5d28c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d28c0; }

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 #5d28c0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5d28c0 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 #5d28c0 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 #5d28c0 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 #5d28c0 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.