Royal blue

#4964e4

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 230 degrees. 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.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #4964e4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4964e4

RGB73, 100, 228

HSL230, 74%, 59%

HSV230, 68%, 89%

CMYK68%, 56%, 0%, 11%

Lab47.15, 31.56, -68.06

XYZ21.31, 16.13, 75.39

Decimal4809956

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2727 C

Shades of royal blue

#3150e1 #2040d7 #1c39bf #1932a8 #152b90 #122479 #0e1d61 #0b164a #070f32 #04081b

Tints of royal blue

#5a72e6 #6a80e9 #7b8feb #8c9dee #9cabf0 #adb9f3 #bec7f5 #ced5f8 #dfe4fa #eff2fd

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#e4c949 Analogous#49b2e4 Analogous#7b49e4 Triadic#e44964 Triadic#64e449 Split complementary#e47b49 Split complementary#b2e449

Royal blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 68, 56, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4964e4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 56 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 56 4 17

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 #4964e4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4964e4; }
.text { color: #4964e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4964e4; }

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 #4964e4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4964e4 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 #4964e4 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 #4964e4 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 #4964e4 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.