Blue

#665d8a

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 252 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 #665d8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#665d8a

RGB102, 93, 138

HSL252, 19%, 45%

HSV252, 33%, 54%

CMYK26%, 33%, 0%, 46%

Lab41.98, 14.02, -23.66

XYZ13.98, 12.49, 25.72

Decimal6708618

Web safe#666699

Pantone5275 C

Shades of blue

#5d557e #544d72 #4b4566 #433d5a #3a354e #312d42 #282536 #1f1c2a #16141e #0e0c12

Tints of blue

#726899 #8078a4 #8f87ae #9e97b9 #aca6c3 #bbb6ce #c9c6d8 #d8d5e3 #e6e5ed #f5f4f8

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#818a5d Analogous#5d6a8a Analogous#7d5d8a Triadic#8a665d Triadic#5d8a66 Split complementary#8a7c5d Split complementary#6a8a5d

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 26, 33, 0, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #665d8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 33 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 34 4 52

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 #665d8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #665d8a; }
.text { color: #665d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665d8a; }

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 #665d8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #665d8a 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 #665d8a 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 #665d8a 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

The figures for #665d8a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.