Royal blue

#5371c6

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

This is Royal blue, a soft blue at 224 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 #5371c6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5371c6

RGB83, 113, 198

HSL224, 50%, 55%

HSV224, 58%, 78%

CMYK58%, 43%, 0%, 22%

Lab49.16, 14.85, -47.71

XYZ19.67, 17.73, 55.81

Decimal5468614

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#4061c0 #3958ad #334e9b #2d4588 #273b75 #213262 #1a284f #141f3d #0e152a #080c17

Tints of royal blue

#637ecb #738bd1 #8398d6 #92a5db #a2b2e0 #b2c0e6 #c2cdeb #d2daf0 #e2e7f5 #f2f4fb

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#c6a853 Analogous#53abc6 Analogous#6e53c6 Triadic#c65371 Triadic#71c653 Split complementary#c66e53 Split complementary#abc653

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 58, 43, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5371c6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

58 43 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

57 44 4 28

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 #5371c6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5371c6; }
.text { color: #5371c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5371c6; }

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 #5371c6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5371c6 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 #5371c6 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 #5371c6 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

Every value on this page for #5371c6 is computed, not guessed. 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.