Blue

#69618e

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

Blue sits in the blue band, mid and muted. 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 #69618e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#69618e

RGB105, 97, 142

HSL251, 19%, 47%

HSV251, 32%, 56%

CMYK26%, 32%, 0%, 44%

Lab43.52, 13.57, -23.67

XYZ14.98, 13.51, 27.41

Decimal6906254

Web safe#666699

Pantone5275 C

Shades of blue

#605982 #575075 #4e4869 #443f5c #3b3750 #322e44 #292637 #201d2b #17151f #0d0c12

Tints of blue

#756d9b #837ca6 #928bb0 #a09aba #aea9c4 #bcb8cf #cac7d9 #d9d6e3 #e7e5ed #f5f4f8

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#868e61 Analogous#61708e Analogous#80618e Triadic#8e6961 Triadic#618e69 Split complementary#8e7f61 Split complementary#708e61

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 26, 32, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #69618e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 32 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 33 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 #69618e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #69618e; }
.text { color: #69618e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69618e; }

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 #69618e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #69618e 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 #69618e 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 #69618e 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 #69618e are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.