Blue

#5b0fcd

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

Blue is a deep purple with a weighty cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #5b0fcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b0fcd

RGB91, 15, 205

HSL264, 86%, 43%

HSV264, 93%, 80%

CMYK56%, 93%, 0%, 20%

Lab31.75, 67.39, -80.07

XYZ15.5, 6.97, 58.29

Decimal5967821

Web safe#6600cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#530ebb #4b0caa #430b98 #3c0a86 #340975 #2c0763 #240651 #1c0540 #14032e #0d021d

Tints of blue

#6611e6 #7523ef #853df1 #9556f3 #a570f5 #b589f6 #c5a2f8 #d5bcfa #e5d5fc #f5eefe

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#81cd0f Analogous#0f22cd Analogous#ba0fcd Triadic#cd5b0f Triadic#0fcd5b Split complementary#cdba0f Split complementary#22cd0f

Blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 56, 93, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b0fcd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

56 93 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 90 4 26

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #5b0fcd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b0fcd; }
.text { color: #5b0fcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b0fcd; }

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 #5b0fcd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b0fcd 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 #5b0fcd 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 #5b0fcd 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

The figures for #5b0fcd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.