Blue

#685f88

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 253 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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #685f88, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#685f88

RGB104, 95, 136

HSL253, 18%, 45%

HSV253, 30%, 53%

CMYK24%, 30%, 0%, 47%

Lab42.62, 12.92, -21.45

XYZ14.25, 12.91, 25.03

Decimal6840200

Web safe#666699

Pantone5275 C

Shades of blue

#5f577c #564f70 #4d4665 #443e59 #3b364d #322e41 #292535 #201d2a #17151e #0e0d12

Tints of blue

#746a97 #8279a2 #9189ac #9f98b7 #ada8c2 #bcb7cd #cac6d7 #d8d6e2 #e7e5ed #f5f4f8

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#7f885f Analogous#5f6b88 Analogous#7c5f88 Triadic#88685f Triadic#5f8868 Split complementary#887c5f Split complementary#6b885f

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 24, 30, 0, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #685f88 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 30 0 47

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 32 4 53

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 #685f88 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #685f88; }
.text { color: #685f88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685f88; }

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 #685f88 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #685f88 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 #685f88 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 #685f88 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 #685f88 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.