Blue

#9293cb

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 confident. 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 #9293cb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9293cb

RGB146, 147, 203

HSL239, 35%, 68%

HSV239, 28%, 80%

CMYK28%, 28%, 0%, 20%

Lab62.75, 12.21, -28.91

XYZ33.07, 31.29, 60.8

Decimal9606091

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone271 C

Shades of blue

#7c7ec1 #6768b6 #5253ac #484996 #3d3e80 #33346b #292a55 #1e1f40 #14152a #0a0a15

Tints of blue

#9c9dd0 #a5a6d4 #afb0d9 #b9b9dd #c2c3e2 #cccde7 #d6d6eb #e0e0f0 #e9e9f5 #f3f3f9

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#cbca92 Analogous#92b0cb Analogous#ad92cb Triadic#cb9293 Triadic#93cb92 Split complementary#cbad92 Split complementary#b0cb92

Blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 28, 28, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9293cb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 28 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 30 4 26

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 #9293cb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9293cb; }
.text { color: #9293cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9293cb; }

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 #9293cb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9293cb 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 #9293cb 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 #9293cb 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 #9293cb 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.