Blue

#7e799e

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 248 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 #7e799e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7e799e

RGB126, 121, 158

HSL248, 16%, 55%

HSV248, 23%, 62%

CMYK20%, 23%, 0%, 38%

Lab52.49, 9.99, -19.16

XYZ21.61, 20.58, 35.18

Decimal8288670

Web safe#666699

Pantone5285 C

Shades of blue

#706b93 #656085 #5a5677 #4f4b68 #44415a #39374b #2e2c3d #23222f #181720 #0e0d12

Tints of blue

#8a85a7 #9692b0 #a29eb9 #aeaac2 #bab7cb #c5c3d4 #d1d0dd #dddce6 #e9e8ef #f5f5f8

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#999e79 Analogous#79879e Analogous#91799e Triadic#9e7e79 Triadic#799e7e Split complementary#9e9179 Split complementary#879e79

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 20, 23, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7e799e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 23 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 25 4 44

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Blue in css

Copy #7e799e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7e799e; }
.text { color: #7e799e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e799e; }

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 #7e799e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7e799e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #7e799e 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #7e799e 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

Every value on this page for #7e799e 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.