Royal blue
#4169E1
Royal blue (#4169E1) is a medium, vivid blue colour, cool. In RGB it is 65 red, 105 green and 225 blue; in HSL its hue is 225°, its saturation 73% and its lightness 57%. For print, its CMYK mix is 71% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Blue is the most-used colour in brand logos. It reads as trustworthy, calm and capable, which is why banks, tech firms and airlines choose it.
Text on royal blue
White text on royal blue has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and passes AA; black text has 4.33:1 and passes AA for large text only. White text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 4.85:1
Black text · 4.33:1
Tints and shades of royal blue
Colour palettes with royal blue
Brands with a royal blue logo
Brand colours close to #4169E1, from our Brand Colour Index.
Colours similar to royal blue
Use royal blue in CSS
.button {
background-color: #4169E1;
color: #FFFFFF;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of blue.