Royal blue

#566fd9

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Royal blue color values

Every conversion for #566fd9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#566fd9

RGB86, 111, 217

HSL229, 63%, 59%

HSV229, 60%, 85%

CMYK60%, 49%, 0%, 15%

Lab49.93, 23.05, -57.31

XYZ22.05, 18.36, 68.03

Decimal5664729

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2718 C

Shades of royal blue

#405cd4 #2e4ccb #2943b5 #243b9e #1f3388 #1a2a72 #15225c #101a45 #0b122f #060919

Tints of royal blue

#657cdc #7589e0 #8496e3 #94a4e7 #a3b1ea #b3beee #c2cbf1 #d2d8f5 #e1e5f8 #f0f3fc

Colors that go with royal blue

Complementary#d9c056 Analogous#56b0d9 Analogous#7f56d9 Triadic#d9566f Triadic#6fd956 Split complementary#d97f56 Split complementary#b0d956

Royal blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 60, 49, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #566fd9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

60 49 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

59 49 4 21

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 #566fd9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #566fd9; }
.text { color: #566fd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #566fd9; }

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 #566fd9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #566fd9 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 #566fd9 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 #566fd9 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

The figures for #566fd9 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.