Blue

#3c32cd

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

Blue color values

Every conversion for #3c32cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3c32cd

RGB60, 50, 205

HSL244, 61%, 50%

HSV244, 76%, 80%

CMYK71%, 76%, 0%, 20%

Lab33.24, 51.95, -77.69

XYZ14.02, 7.65, 58.5

Decimal3945165

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#372ebb #3129a9 #2c2597 #272085 #221c73 #1c1861 #17134f #120f3d #0c0a2b #070619

Tints of blue

#4e45d2 #6058d6 #726bdb #857ee0 #9791e4 #a9a4e9 #bbb7ee #cdcbf2 #dfdef7 #f1f1fb

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#c3cd32 Analogous#3275cd Analogous#8932cd Triadic#cd3c32 Triadic#32cd3c Split complementary#cd8a32 Split complementary#76cd32

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 71, 76, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3c32cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

71 76 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

69 74 4 26

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 #3c32cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3c32cd; }
.text { color: #3c32cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c32cd; }

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 #3c32cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3c32cd 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 #3c32cd 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 #3c32cd 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 #3c32cd are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.