Royal blue

#004daf

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

Royal blue sits in the blue band, deep and vivid. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #004daf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#004daf

RGB0, 77, 175

HSL214, 100%, 34%

HSV214, 100%, 69%

CMYK100%, 56%, 0%, 31%

Lab34.81, 20.08, -57.56

XYZ10.39, 8.4, 41.63

Decimal19887

Web safe#006699

Pantone293 C

Shades of royal blue

#0047a1 #004092 #003a84 #003475 #002d67 #002758 #00214a #001a3b #00142d #000d1f

Tints of royal blue

#005bcf #0069ee #0f79ff #2f8aff #4f9cff #6eaeff #8ec0ff #aed1ff #cde3ff #edf5ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#af6200 Analogous#00a4af Analogous#0b00af Triadic#af004d Triadic#4daf00 Split complementary#af0b00 Split complementary#a4af00

Royal blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 100, 56, 0, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #004daf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 56 0 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 56 4 37

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Royal blue in css

Copy #004daf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #004daf; }
.text { color: #004daf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004daf; }

How royal blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Royal blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #004daf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #004daf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Royal blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #004daf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around royal blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn royal blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #004daf 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 royal blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #004daf 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.