Blue

#5b13e2

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

Blue is a mid purple with a balanced cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #5b13e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b13e2

RGB91, 19, 226

HSL261, 84%, 48%

HSV261, 92%, 89%

CMYK60%, 92%, 0%, 11%

Lab34.36, 71.53, -87.88

XYZ18.27, 8.18, 72.57

Decimal5968866

Web safe#6600cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of blue

#5311ce #4b10ba #430ea7 #3b0c93 #330b7f #2b096b #230758 #1b0644 #130430 #0b021c

Tints of blue

#6821ec #7738ee #874ff0 #9766f2 #a67df4 #b693f6 #c5aaf8 #d5c1fa #e4d8fc #f4effe

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#9ae213 Analogous#1333e2 Analogous#c213e2 Triadic#e25b13 Triadic#13e25b Split complementary#e2c313 Split complementary#33e213

Blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 60, 92, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b13e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

60 92 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

59 89 4 17

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 #5b13e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b13e2; }
.text { color: #5b13e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b13e2; }

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 #5b13e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b13e2 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 #5b13e2 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 #5b13e2 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 #5b13e2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.