Blue

#3d31cd

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

This is Blue, a strong blue at 245 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.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #3d31cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3d31cd

RGB61, 49, 205

HSL245, 61%, 50%

HSV245, 76%, 80%

CMYK70%, 76%, 0%, 20%

Lab33.13, 52.56, -77.87

XYZ14.04, 7.6, 58.48

Decimal4010445

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#382dbb #3228a9 #2d2497 #282085 #221b73 #1d1761 #17134f #120f3d #0d0a2b #070619

Tints of blue

#4f44d2 #6157d7 #736adb #857de0 #9790e5 #a9a4e9 #bbb7ee #cdcaf2 #dfddf7 #f1f1fc

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#c1cd31 Analogous#3173cd Analogous#8b31cd Triadic#cd3d31 Triadic#31cd3d Split complementary#cd8b31 Split complementary#73cd31

Blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 70, 76, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3d31cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 76 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 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 #3d31cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3d31cd; }
.text { color: #3d31cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d31cd; }

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 #3d31cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3d31cd 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 #3d31cd 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 #3d31cd 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 #3d31cd are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.