Royal blue

#2d5ee5

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

This is Royal blue, a strong blue at 224 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #2d5ee5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2d5ee5

RGB45, 94, 229

HSL224, 78%, 54%

HSV224, 80%, 90%

CMYK80%, 59%, 0%, 10%

Lab44.55, 32.54, -72.91

XYZ19.23, 14.22, 75.86

Decimal2973413

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#1c4fde #1948c8 #1640b3 #13389d #113088 #0e2972 #0b215c #091947 #061131 #030a1b

Tints of royal blue

#406de7 #547cea #678bec #7b9aef #8ea8f1 #a1b7f3 #b5c6f6 #c8d5f8 #dce4fb #eff3fd

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#e5b42d Analogous#2dbae5 Analogous#582de5 Triadic#e52d5e Triadic#5ee52d Split complementary#e5582d Split complementary#bae52d

Royal blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 80, 59, 0, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2d5ee5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

80 59 0 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

78 58 4 16

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 #2d5ee5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2d5ee5; }
.text { color: #2d5ee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d5ee5; }

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 #2d5ee5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2d5ee5 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 #2d5ee5 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 #2d5ee5 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

Here is how the numbers for #2d5ee5 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.