Blue

#9089af

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

Blue is a mid blue that reads grounded. 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 #9089af, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9089af

RGB144, 137, 175

HSL251, 19%, 61%

HSV251, 22%, 69%

CMYK18%, 22%, 0%, 31%

Lab58.9, 10.6, -19.03

XYZ28.19, 26.92, 44.27

Decimal9472431

Web safe#999999

Pantone271 C

Shades of blue

#8078a4 #706798 #645c88 #585177 #4b4566 #3f3a55 #332e45 #262334 #1a1823 #0d0c12

Tints of blue

#9a94b6 #a49ebe #aea9c5 #b8b4cc #c2bfd3 #cdc9db #d7d4e2 #e1dfe9 #ebeaf1 #f5f4f8

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#a8af89 Analogous#8995af Analogous#a389af Triadic#af9089 Triadic#89af90 Split complementary#afa389 Split complementary#95af89

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 18, 22, 0, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9089af on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 22 0 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 24 4 37

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 #9089af straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9089af; }
.text { color: #9089af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9089af; }

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 #9089af against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9089af 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 #9089af 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 #9089af 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #9089af is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.