Blue

#928dad

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #928dad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#928dad

RGB146, 141, 173

HSL249, 16%, 62%

HSV249, 18%, 68%

CMYK16%, 18%, 0%, 32%

Lab60.05, 8.51, -16.13

XYZ28.92, 28.18, 43.45

Decimal9604525

Web safe#999999

Pantone5285 C

Shades of blue

#827da1 #726c95 #666085 #595475 #4c4864 #403c54 #333043 #272533 #1a1922 #0e0d12

Tints of blue

#9c97b4 #a6a2bc #b0acc3 #bab6cb #c4c1d2 #cdcbda #d7d6e1 #e1e0e9 #ebeaf0 #f5f5f8

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#a8ad8d Analogous#8d98ad Analogous#a28dad Triadic#ad928d Triadic#8dad92 Split complementary#ada28d Split complementary#98ad8d

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 16, 18, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #928dad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 18 0 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 21 4 38

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 #928dad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #928dad; }
.text { color: #928dad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #928dad; }

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 #928dad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #928dad 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 #928dad 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 #928dad 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 #928dad are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.