Royal blue

#5d77b3

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 222 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 #5d77b3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5d77b3

RGB93, 119, 179

HSL222, 36%, 53%

HSV222, 48%, 70%

CMYK48%, 34%, 0%, 30%

Lab50.42, 7.31, -34.74

XYZ19.25, 18.78, 45.26

Decimal6125491

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#4f6aa9 #476098 #405688 #384b77 #304167 #293657 #212c46 #192236 #111725 #0a0d15

Tints of royal blue

#6c84ba #7b90c1 #8a9dc8 #99a9cf #a8b6d6 #b7c2dd #c6cfe4 #d5dceb #e4e8f2 #f3f5f9

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#b3995d Analogous#5da2b3 Analogous#6e5db3 Triadic#b35d77 Triadic#77b35d Split complementary#b36e5d Split complementary#a2b35d

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 48, 34, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5d77b3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

48 34 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

48 35 4 36

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 #5d77b3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5d77b3; }
.text { color: #5d77b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d77b3; }

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 #5d77b3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5d77b3 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 #5d77b3 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 #5d77b3 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 #5d77b3 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.