Royal blue

#0055c4

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

This is Royal blue, a vivid blue at 214 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #0055c4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0055c4

RGB0, 85, 196

HSL214, 100%, 38%

HSV214, 100%, 77%

CMYK100%, 57%, 0%, 23%

Lab38.69, 23.26, -63.57

XYZ13.21, 10.48, 53.55

Decimal21956

Web safe#0066cc

Pantone293 C

Shades of royal blue

#004eb3 #0047a3 #003f92 #003882 #003171 #002a61 #002350 #001c40 #00142f #000d1f

Tints of royal blue

#0062e2 #006fff #1e7fff #3b90ff #59a1ff #77b2ff #94c3ff #b2d3ff #d0e4ff #edf5ff

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#c46f00 Analogous#00b7c4 Analogous#0d00c4 Triadic#c40055 Triadic#55c400 Split complementary#c40d00 Split complementary#b7c400

Royal blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 100, 57, 0, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0055c4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 57 0 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 56 4 29

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 #0055c4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0055c4; }
.text { color: #0055c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0055c4; }

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 #0055c4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0055c4 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 #0055c4 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 #0055c4 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

The figures for #0055c4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.