Blue

#63658e

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

This is Blue, a muted blue at 237 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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #63658e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#63658e

RGB99, 101, 142

HSL237, 18%, 47%

HSV237, 30%, 56%

CMYK30%, 29%, 0%, 44%

Lab44.11, 9.19, -22.79

XYZ14.68, 13.91, 27.5

Decimal6514062

Web safe#666699

Pantone5275 C

Shades of blue

#5a5c82 #525375 #494b69 #40425c #383950 #2f3044 #262737 #1e1e2b #15161e #0d0d12

Tints of blue

#6f719b #7e80a5 #8d8faf #9c9dba #aaacc4 #b9bace #c8c9d9 #d7d7e3 #e6e6ed #f4f5f8

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#8e8c63 Analogous#637b8e Analogous#76638e Triadic#8e6365 Triadic#658e63 Split complementary#8e7763 Split complementary#7a8e63

Blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 30, 29, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #63658e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

30 29 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

32 31 4 50

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 #63658e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #63658e; }
.text { color: #63658e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63658e; }

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 #63658e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #63658e 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 #63658e 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 #63658e 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 #63658e are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.