Royal blue

#2451cf

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

This is Royal blue, a strong 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 #2451cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2451cf

RGB36, 81, 207

HSL224, 70%, 48%

HSV224, 83%, 81%

CMYK83%, 61%, 0%, 19%

Lab39.18, 31.94, -69.12

XYZ14.93, 10.76, 60.32

Decimal2380239

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone293 C

Shades of royal blue

#214abd #1e43ab #1b3c99 #173587 #142e75 #112762 #0e1f50 #0b183e #08112c #050a1a

Tints of royal blue

#315edb #466edf #5b7fe3 #708fe6 #86a0ea #9bb1ee #b0c1f1 #c5d2f5 #dbe2f9 #f0f3fc

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#cfa224 Analogous#24a6cf Analogous#4d24cf Triadic#cf2451 Triadic#51cf24 Split complementary#cf4d24 Split complementary#a6cf24

Royal blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 83, 61, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2451cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

83 61 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

80 60 4 25

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 #2451cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2451cf; }
.text { color: #2451cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2451cf; }

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 #2451cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2451cf 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 #2451cf 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 #2451cf 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 #2451cf is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.