Royal blue

#2b60dc

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #2b60dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b60dc

RGB43, 96, 220

HSL222, 72%, 52%

HSV222, 80%, 86%

CMYK80%, 56%, 0%, 14%

Lab44.3, 27.74, -68.21

XYZ18.1, 14.05, 69.47

Decimal2842844

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2935 C

Shades of royal blue

#2255ce #1f4dba #1b45a6 #183d92 #15347e #122c6a #0e2456 #0b1b42 #08132e #040b1a

Tints of royal blue

#3f6fdf #527ee2 #668ce6 #7a9be9 #8daaec #a1b9ef #b5c7f3 #c8d6f6 #dce5f9 #f0f4fc

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#dca72b Analogous#2bb9dc Analogous#4e2bdc Triadic#dc2b60 Triadic#60dc2b Split complementary#dc4e2b Split complementary#b9dc2b

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 80, 56, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b60dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

80 56 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

78 56 4 20

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 #2b60dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b60dc; }
.text { color: #2b60dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b60dc; }

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 #2b60dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b60dc 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 #2b60dc 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 #2b60dc 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

Here is how the numbers for #2b60dc 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.