Royal blue

#6e7ebd

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 228 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #6e7ebd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6e7ebd

RGB110, 126, 189

HSL228, 37%, 59%

HSV228, 42%, 74%

CMYK42%, 33%, 0%, 26%

Lab53.93, 10.49, -34.91

XYZ23.08, 21.91, 51.16

Decimal7241405

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#5c6eb5 #4d5fa9 #445596 #3c4a84 #344071 #2b365f #232b4c #1a213a #121627 #0a0c15

Tints of royal blue

#7b8ac3 #8996c9 #96a1cf #a3add5 #b0b9db #bec5e1 #cbd1e7 #d8dced #e5e8f3 #f3f4f9

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#bdad6e Analogous#6ea6bd Analogous#856ebd Triadic#bd6e7e Triadic#7ebd6e Split complementary#bd856e Split complementary#a6bd6e

Royal blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 42, 33, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6e7ebd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

42 33 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

43 34 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 #6e7ebd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6e7ebd; }
.text { color: #6e7ebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7ebd; }

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 #6e7ebd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6e7ebd 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 #6e7ebd 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 #6e7ebd 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

Every value on this page for #6e7ebd is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.