Blue

#5f10cd

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

This is Blue, a vivid purple at 265 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #5f10cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5f10cd

RGB95, 16, 205

HSL265, 86%, 43%

HSV265, 92%, 80%

CMYK54%, 92%, 0%, 20%

Lab32.28, 67.52, -79.17

XYZ15.92, 7.21, 58.31

Decimal6230221

Web safe#6600cc

Pantone266 C

Shades of blue

#570fbb #4f0daa #460c98 #3e0a86 #360975 #2e0863 #260651 #1e0540 #15042e #0d021c

Tints of blue

#6b12e6 #7925ee #893ef0 #9858f2 #a871f4 #b78af6 #c6a3f8 #d6bcfa #e5d5fc #f5eefe

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#7ecd10 Analogous#1020cd Analogous#bd10cd Triadic#cd5f10 Triadic#10cd5f Split complementary#cdbd10 Split complementary#20cd10

Blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 54, 92, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5f10cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

54 92 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

54 89 4 26

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.

Blue in css

Copy #5f10cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5f10cd; }
.text { color: #5f10cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f10cd; }

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 #5f10cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5f10cd 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 #5f10cd 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 #5f10cd 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

Here is how the numbers for #5f10cd are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.