Royal blue

#667abc

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

This is Royal blue, a soft blue at 226 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #667abc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#667abc

RGB102, 122, 188

HSL226, 39%, 57%

HSV226, 46%, 74%

CMYK46%, 35%, 0%, 26%

Lab52.26, 10.51, -37.0

XYZ21.52, 20.37, 50.38

Decimal6716092

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#546ab4 #495ea6 #415494 #394a82 #313f6f #29355d #212b4b #192139 #111627 #090c15

Tints of royal blue

#7486c2 #8292c8 #909fce #9eabd5 #acb7db #bac3e1 #c8d0e7 #d6dced #e5e8f3 #f3f4fa

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#bca866 Analogous#66a5bc Analogous#7d66bc Triadic#bc667a Triadic#7abc66 Split complementary#bc7d66 Split complementary#a5bc66

Royal blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 46, 35, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #667abc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

46 35 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

46 36 4 32

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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #667abc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #667abc; }
.text { color: #667abc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667abc; }

How royal blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Royal blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #667abc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #667abc 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 #667abc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #667abc 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 royal blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #667abc 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 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.