Blue

#3c2fca

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

Blue sits in the blue band, mid and strong. 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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #3c2fca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3c2fca

RGB60, 47, 202

HSL245, 62%, 49%

HSV245, 77%, 79%

CMYK70%, 77%, 0%, 21%

Lab32.39, 52.57, -77.35

XYZ13.54, 7.26, 56.56

Decimal3944394

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#372bb8 #3127a7 #2c2395 #271f83 #221a71 #1c1660 #17124e #120e3c #0d0a2b #070619

Tints of blue

#4b3fd2 #5e53d7 #7066dc #837ae0 #958ee5 #a8a2e9 #bab5ee #cdc9f2 #dfddf7 #f1f1fc

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#bdca2f Analogous#2f70ca Analogous#892fca Triadic#ca3c2f Triadic#2fca3c Split complementary#ca892f Split complementary#70ca2f

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 70, 77, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3c2fca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 77 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 75 4 27

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 #3c2fca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3c2fca; }
.text { color: #3c2fca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c2fca; }

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 #3c2fca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3c2fca 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 #3c2fca 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 #3c2fca 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 #3c2fca are worked out. 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.