Royal blue

#456283

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

This is Royal blue, a soft blue at 212 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #456283, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#456283

RGB69, 98, 131

HSL212, 31%, 39%

HSV212, 47%, 51%

CMYK47%, 25%, 0%, 49%

Lab40.64, -1.06, -21.71

XYZ10.92, 11.64, 23.14

Decimal4547203

Web safe#336699

Pantone653 C

Shades of royal blue

#3f5a78 #39516d #334962 #2e4157 #28384c #223040 #1c2835 #16202a #10171f #0b0f14

Tints of royal blue

#4f7096 #5a7fa8 #6d8eb2 #809cbc #94abc6 #a7bad1 #bac9db #cdd8e5 #e0e7ef #f3f6f9

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#836645 Analogous#458183 Analogous#474583 Triadic#834562 Triadic#628345 Split complementary#834745 Split complementary#818345

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 47, 25, 0, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #456283 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

47 25 0 49

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

47 27 4 55

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 #456283 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #456283; }
.text { color: #456283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #456283; }

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 #456283 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #456283 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 #456283 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 #456283 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #456283 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.