Blue

#847c9f

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 254 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 #847c9f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#847c9f

RGB132, 124, 159

HSL254, 15%, 55%

HSV254, 22%, 62%

CMYK17%, 22%, 0%, 38%

Lab53.84, 10.46, -17.63

XYZ22.98, 21.82, 35.8

Decimal8682655

Web safe#996699

Pantone5285 C

Shades of blue

#766d94 #6b6286 #5f5878 #534d69 #48425a #3c384c #312d3d #25222f #1a1820 #0e0d12

Tints of blue

#8f88a8 #9b94b1 #a6a0ba #b1acc2 #bdb8cb #c8c4d4 #d3d0dd #dfdde6 #eae9ef #f5f5f7

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#979f7c Analogous#7c859f Analogous#967c9f Triadic#9f847c Triadic#7c9f84 Split complementary#9f967c Split complementary#859f7c

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 17, 22, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #847c9f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 22 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 24 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Blue in css

Copy #847c9f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #847c9f; }
.text { color: #847c9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #847c9f; }

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 #847c9f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #847c9f 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 #847c9f 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 #847c9f 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 #847c9f 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.