Royal blue

#4e6ed0

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, mid and strong. 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 #4e6ed0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e6ed0

RGB78, 110, 208

HSL225, 58%, 56%

HSV225, 63%, 82%

CMYK63%, 47%, 0%, 18%

Lab48.67, 19.16, -54.24

XYZ20.1, 17.33, 61.96

Decimal5140176

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#3a5dcb #3153ba #2c4aa5 #274191 #21387d #1c2f69 #162655 #111d41 #0c142c #060b18

Tints of royal blue

#5e7bd4 #6f89d9 #7f96dd #8fa3e1 #9fb1e6 #b0beea #c0cbee #d0d9f3 #e1e6f7 #f1f3fb

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#d0b04e Analogous#4eafd0 Analogous#6f4ed0 Triadic#d04e6e Triadic#6ed04e Split complementary#d06f4e Split complementary#afd04e

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 62, 47, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e6ed0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

63 47 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

62 47 4 24

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 #4e6ed0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e6ed0; }
.text { color: #4e6ed0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e6ed0; }

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 #4e6ed0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e6ed0 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 #4e6ed0 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 #4e6ed0 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 #4e6ed0 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.