Blue

#807da0

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

This is Blue, a muted blue at 245 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #807da0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#807da0

RGB128, 125, 160

HSL245, 16%, 56%

HSV245, 22%, 63%

CMYK20%, 22%, 0%, 37%

Lab53.81, 8.78, -18.29

XYZ22.58, 21.79, 36.27

Decimal8420768

Web safe#996699

Pantone5285 C

Shades of blue

#726e95 #666387 #5b5879 #504d6a #45435b #3a384c #2f2d3e #23222f #181820 #0d0d12

Tints of blue

#8c89a9 #9795b1 #a3a1ba #afadc3 #bab9cc #c6c5d4 #d2d1dd #dedde6 #e9e9ef #f5f5f7

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#9da07d Analogous#7d8ca0 Analogous#917da0 Triadic#a0807d Triadic#7da080 Split complementary#a0927d Split complementary#8ca07d

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 20, 22, 0, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #807da0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 22 0 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 24 4 43

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.

Blue in css

Copy #807da0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #807da0; }
.text { color: #807da0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807da0; }

How blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #807da0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #807da0 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #807da0 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #807da0 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 blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #807da0 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.