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Royal blue color

Royal blue is a bright, deep blue with plenty of color. Strong without going dark. Its hex code is #4169E1.

Hex
#4169E1
RGB
65, 105, 225
OKLCH
56.0% 0.188 266.4
Value
5 of 10
Family
Blue

Is royal blue warm or cool?

Cool: it sits on the cool side of the color wheel, with the greens, blues and violets. It is a mid-tone color, value 5 of 10, and its opposite is sienna. More in warm and cool colors.

Royal blue tints, tones and shades

A tint adds white, a tone adds gray of the same lightness, and a shade adds black. Each row starts with royal blue itself.

Tints
#4169E1#6489EA#89A7F1#AFC5F7#D6E2FC
Tones
#4169E1#4B6ECC#5671B7#6073A1#6A748B
Shades
#4169E1#314FAA#213777#122047#060C1D

The opposite of royal blue

Opposite royal blue on the color wheel sits sienna, #8B5502. Side by side, each makes the other look stronger; mixed, they turn each other gray.

Royal blue
Sienna

Colors that go with royal blue

With its opposite
#4169E1 · #CCDBFB · #785D41 · #8B5502 · #231404
With its neighbors
#047EB1 · #4169E1 · #8254D3 · #C2D3FA · #122047
One color, light to dark
#E0E9FD · #6073A1 · #4169E1 · #1A2B5F · #060C1D

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