Royal blue

#4e6a8a

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

Royal blue is a deep blue that reads serious. 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 #4e6a8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e6a8a

RGB78, 106, 138

HSL212, 28%, 42%

HSV212, 43%, 54%

CMYK43%, 23%, 0%, 46%

Lab43.89, -1.31, -20.86

XYZ12.88, 13.76, 26.02

Decimal5139082

Web safe#666699

Pantone5405 C

Shades of royal blue

#47617e #415872 #3a4f66 #33465b #2d3d4f #263343 #1f2a37 #18212b #12181f #0b0f14

Tints of royal blue

#58789c #6685a9 #7893b3 #8aa2bd #9bb0c7 #adbed1 #bfccdb #d0dae5 #e2e8ef #f4f6f9

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#8a6e4e Analogous#4e888a Analogous#504e8a Triadic#8a4e6a Triadic#6a8a4e Split complementary#8a504e Split complementary#888a4e

Royal blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 43, 23, 0, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e6a8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

43 23 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 25 4 52

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.

Royal blue in css

Copy #4e6a8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e6a8a; }
.text { color: #4e6a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6a8a; }

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 #4e6a8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e6a8a 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 #4e6a8a 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 #4e6a8a 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 #4e6a8a are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.