Royal blue

#5e76fd

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

This is Royal blue, a vivid blue at 231 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 #5e76fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5e76fd
RGB94, 118, 253
HSL231, 98%, 68%
HSV231, 63%, 99%
CMYK63%, 53%, 0%, 1%
Lab54.48, 32.14, -70.09
XYZ28.82, 22.43, 95.74
Decimal6190845
Web safe#6666ff
Pantone2718 C
Pantone2718 CHex#5e76fdRgb94 118 253Cmyk63 53 0 1Lab54 32 -70Darker#0321caDeep#173afcLighter#a9b5f9

Shades of royal blue

Tints of royal blue

Colors that go with royal blue

Royal blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 63, 53, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5e76fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
63 53 0 1
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
62 53 4 7
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #5e76fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5e76fd; }
.text { color: #5e76fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e76fd; }

How royal blue looks on light and dark

Royal blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5e76fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.83:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.49:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5e76fd 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 #5e76fd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #5e76fd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from royal blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #5e76fd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.