Pantone Blue Colors

665 colors in the blue family

Pantone Blue spans the cool spectrum from pale powder blues like Pantone 291 C to deep navy tones such as Pantone 296 C and 282 C. Our catalog includes 665 blue-family colors, each with a unique code, HEX value, and CMYK print equivalent.

Total colors	665
Hue range	195° to 260°
Lightness range	10% to 90%
Saturation range	8% to 100%
Light / Medium / Dark	126 / 329 / 210

Featured Shades Matching All colors Questions

Featured Pantone Blue colors

Twelve well-known blue codes with full values, shades, harmonies and contrast checks on each color page.

Dark Blue C#00249C 6085 C#C8CEEA 6086 C#AEB5D8 6087 C#9EA7CD 6088 C#8B96C2 6089 C#7C89C1 6090 C#6B74AC 6091 C#54609A 6092 C#8C8FC7 6093 C#8488C2 6094 C#7779B7 6095 C#6F72B4

Pantone Blue shades by lightness

Blue-family colors break naturally into three lightness bands. Light blues - powder blue, baby blue, pale sky - sit above 65 percent lightness and read as calm backgrounds. Medium blues - cerulean, cobalt, royal blue, and most of the recognizable "brand blue" codes - sit between 35 and 65 percent lightness and carry the bulk of blue's visual weight. Dark blues - navy, midnight, and near-black tones - sit below 35 percent lightness and provide contrast, seriousness, and legibility.

light blue

126 colors

medium blue

329 colors

dark blue

210 colors

How to match Pantone Blue in design

Matching Pantone blue in design comes down to three decisions: hue bias, lightness band, and delivery medium. First, pick your hue bias: warm blues (cyan, teal) feel modern and optimistic; cool blues (royal, navy) feel serious and institutional. Mixing both can work as a complementary pair - warm cyan accent on a cool navy background is a reliable combination - but the pairing should feel intentional. Second, pick your lightness band: pale blues work as backgrounds, medium blues carry most branding weight, and dark navies are ideal for text and contrast. Third, pick your medium: blue translates more reliably from screen to print than red, so a slightly loose RGB-to-CMYK match is usually fine - but for exact brand blues, use spot ink and verify the printed result on the final paper.

Common mistakes with Pantone Blue

Using a warm teal-blue as "corporate blue" - the result can read as aqua or marine rather than institutional, which is usually not the intent.

Assuming Reflex Blue C is the same as Pantone 286 C - they are visually similar but very different in print behavior (Reflex is a special mix, 286 is a process-compatible build).

Using a dark navy as a page background without verifying text contrast - many navies fail WCAG AA against black or light text, so check the contrast ratios.

Forgetting that coated and uncoated blue references read differently - 286 C and 286 U are different colors.

Picking a "blue" for a logo that will be reproduced in CMYK - many bright blues fall outside the CMYK gamut and shift noticeably in process print.

All 665 Pantone Blue colors

430 Coated + 235 TCX

Every color in this family, from pale tints to deep shades. Open any color for HEX, RGB, CMYK, shades, harmonies and contrast checks.

2086 C#A08BCB 2092 C#B8ACD6 2093 C#A699C1 2094 C#8E7FAE 2095 C#7965B2 2096 C#654EA3 2097 C#6244BB 2098 C#4A25AA 2100 C#9F8FCA 2101 C#8A75D1 2102 C#6558B1 2103 C#5949A7 2104 C#483698 2105 C#39207C 2106 C#B1B5CE 2107 C#9099BA 2108 C#777FA8 2109 C#676D99 2110 C#5B618F 2111 C#464E7E 2112 C#351F65 2113 C#A5B0E3 2114 C#838DC8 2115 C#6F79BD 2116 C#6068B2 2117 C#44499C 2118 C#343579 2119 C#2C2E65 2120 C#BECAE9 2121 C#8FACD8 2122 C#9BAEE4 2123 C#7A93DC 2124 C#6F7BD4 2125 C#5461C8 2126 C#303AB2 2127 C#B8C9E1 2128 C#98B6E4 2129 C#5F8DDA 2130 C#5576D1 2131 C#365ABD 2132 C#0857C3 2133 C#1D57A5 2134 C#93A5CF 2135 C#758CC0 2136 C#8394B8 2137 C#6E80A9 2138 C#647692 2139 C#4D6995 2140 C#395382 2141 C#8BBEE8 2142 C#7FADE3 2143 C#3D87CB 2144 C#0067B9 2145 C#004EA8 2146 C#00358E 2147 C#002677 2148 C#6191B4 2149 C#4C82A8 2150 C#36749D 2151 C#256BA2 2152 C#1A658F 2153 C#00567E 2154 C#004680 2155 C#9EB5CB 2156 C#8BA6C1 2157 C#7594B3 2158 C#5C82A5 2159 C#4E769B 2160 C#3E6991 2161 C#285780 2162 C#9EA6B4 2163 C#869CAE 2164 C#7E93A7 2165 C#688197 2166 C#57728B 2167 C#506D85 2168 C#254A5D 2169 C#81B0D2 2170 C#5F9BC6 2171 C#489FDF 2172 C#147BD1 2173 C#0084D5 2174 C#0076CE 2175 C#006AC6 2176 C#A6B8C1 2177 C#7FA0AC 2178 C#6B8F9C 2179 C#527A8A 2180 C#3F6C7D 2181 C#2B5B6C 2182 C#174A5B 2184 C#0084D4 2185 C#0076A5 2186 C#004986 2187 C#004677 2188 C#00426A 2189 C#003349 2190 C#56B7E6 2191 C#00A3E1 2192 C#0091DA 2193 C#0090DA 2194 C#0086D6 2195 C#0077CF 2196 C#0069B1 2202 C#00A5DF 2204 C#AFCDD7 2205 C#89B2C4 2206 C#779FB5 2207 C#659AB1 2208 C#5489A3 2209 C#4A86A0 2210 C#074F71 2215 C#2E5665 2216 C#2D4D58 2361 C#70708D 2363 C#605D75 2366 C#6A6DCD 2367 C#4F4CB1 2368 C#4D49BE 2369 C#3B3FB6 2370 C#2F2A95 2372 C#281E78 2373 C#73829F 2374 C#4D5F80 2376 C#4E5B73 2377 C#315470 2378 C#384967 2379 C#3B4559 2380 C#28334A 2381 C#5E93DB 2382 C#008AD8 2383 C#2774AE 2384 C#0061A0 2386 C#2D68C4 2387 C#0762C8 2388 C#0050B5 2389 C#4C9FC8 2390 C#077CAB 2392 C#166886 2393 C#0092CB 2394 C#008BCE 2454 C#287DA1 2645 C#AD96DC 2655 C#9678D3 270 C#B4B5DF 2705 C#A7A4E0 2706 C#CBD3EA 2707 C#C3D7EE 2708 C#B8CCEA 271 C#9595D2 2715 C#8B84D7 2716 C#9FAEE5 2717 C#A7C6ED 2718 C#5C88DA 272 C#7474C1 2725 C#685BC7 2726 C#485CC7 2727 C#307FE2 2728 C#0047BB 273 C#24125F 2735 C#2E008B 2736 C#1E22AA 2738 C#06038D 274 C#221551 2746 C#171C8F 2747 C#001A72 2748 C#001871 275 C#211747 2755 C#250E62 2756 C#151F6D 2757 C#001E60 2758 C#001E62 276 C#221C35 2765 C#201547 2766 C#141B4D 2767 C#13294B 2768 C#071D49 277 C#ABCAE9 278 C#8BB8E8 279 C#418FDE 280 C#012169 281 C#00205B 282 C#041E42 283 C#92C1E9 284 C#6CACE4 285 C#0072CE 286 C#0032A0 287 C#003087 288 C#002D72 289 C#0C2340 290 C#B9D9EB 2905 C#8DC8E8 291 C#9BCBEB 2915 C#62B5E5 292 C#69B3E7 2925 C#009CDE 293 C#003DA5 2935 C#0057B7 294 C#002F6C 2945 C#004C97 295 C#002855 2955 C#003865 2965 C#00263E 297 C#71C5E8 298 C#41B6E6 2985 C#5BC2E7 299 C#00A3E0 300 C#005EB8 3005 C#0077C8 301 C#004B87 3015 C#00629B 302 C#003B5C 3025 C#004F71 303 C#002A3A 307 C#006BA6 308 C#00587C 3506 C#1961AE 3524 C#2F2951 3526 C#7A939C 3538 C#0094D5 3542 C#31137C 3553 C#006EB3 3558 C#919CD4 3577 C#8ABADD 3581 C#22326E 3584 C#2E3E80 3590 C#3C57A1 3591 C#03257E 3597 C#1C3775 4122 C#776CB1 4123 C#A5A7BC 4124 C#8F91B0 4125 C#5F5E77 4129 C#676F7F 4130 C#515A6C 4131 C#484B5D 4132 C#3B3A4A 4135 C#7B859B 4136 C#606E81 4137 C#475D76 4138 C#4C5F71 4139 C#4F5A6B 4140 C#393D47 4141 C#4964A2 4142 C#3D4E80 4143 C#435570 4144 C#3A3A59 4145 C#2E334E 4146 C#1B1D36 4147 C#26213F 4148 C#6197B0 4149 C#8AAAC5 4150 C#517DB9 4151 C#0067AC 4152 C#135193 4153 C#1A4E8A 4154 C#0E4174 4158 C#387F97 4159 C#005683 4160 C#004860 4161 C#304C5A 4280 C#252A36 431 C#5B6770 432 C#333F48 433 C#1D252D 5255 C#1E1A34 5265 C#403A60 5275 C#595478 5285 C#8D89A5 5295 C#B3B0C4 5305 C#C6C4D2 5315 C#D8D7DF 532 C#1D1F2A 533 C#202A44 534 C#1B365D 535 C#8E9FBC 536 C#A2B2C8 537 C#BBC7D6 538 C#C5CFDA 539 C#00263A 5395 C#091F2C 540 C#003057 5405 C#4F758B 541 C#003C71 5415 C#5B7F95 542 C#7BAFD4 5425 C#7A99AC 543 C#A4C8E1 5435 C#A6BBC8 544 C#BDD6E6 5445 C#B7C9D3 545 C#C6DAE7 5455 C#BFCED6 549 C#6BA4B8 550 C#8DB9CA 552 C#B9D3DC 6085 C#C8CEEA 6086 C#AEB5D8 6087 C#9EA7CD 6088 C#8B96C2 6089 C#7C89C1 6090 C#6B74AC 6091 C#54609A 6092 C#8C8FC7 6093 C#8488C2 6094 C#7779B7 6095 C#6F72B4 6096 C#5F5FA5 6097 C#4F529B 6098 C#42458E 6099 C#90A5DB 6100 C#7992CB 6101 C#6680C3 6102 C#5C77B6 6103 C#405397 6104 C#213B8B 6105 C#283883 6106 C#B5BFD5 6107 C#A5B3CE 6108 C#8FA4C0 6109 C#7890B0 6110 C#7188A8 6111 C#627A9D 6112 C#3B5C7F 6113 C#6C8797 6114 C#668090 6115 C#597482 6116 C#4B6775 6117 C#46616F 6118 C#32464D 6119 C#2E3C41 6120 C#3AA5D5 6122 C#008BC4 6123 C#0085BF 6124 C#007CB7 6125 C#0074AA 6126 C#005D9C 6148 C#D3E0EA 6218 C#949FAC 6219 C#83909B 6221 C#6A7883 6222 C#5F6E77 6223 C#4F5E67 6224 C#47555D 634 C#005F83 639 C#0095C8 640 C#0082BA 641 C#0067A0 642 C#D1DDE6 643 C#C6D6E3 644 C#9BB8D3 645 C#7DA1C4 646 C#5E8AB4 647 C#236192 648 C#002E5D 649 C#DBE2E9 650 C#CED9E5 651 C#A7BCD6 652 C#7D9CC0 653 C#326295 654 C#003A70 655 C#002554 656 C#DDE5ED 657 C#C8D8EB 658 C#B1C9E8 659 C#7BA4DB 660 C#407EC9 661 C#003594 662 C#001A70 7443 C#DDDAE8 7444 C#B6B8DC 7445 C#A7A2C3 7446 C#8986CA 7450 C#BDC5DB 7451 C#89ABE3 7452 C#8194DD 7453 C#7CA6DE 7454 C#5F8FB4 7455 C#3A5DAE 7456 C#606EB2 7458 C#71B2C9 7459 C#4298B5 7460 C#0086BF 7461 C#007DBA 7462 C#00558C 7463 C#002B49 7469 C#005F86 7477 C#244C5A 7543 C#98A4AE 7544 C#768692 7545 C#425563 7546 C#253746 7547 C#131E29 7667 C#6E7CA0 7668 C#676E9F 7669 C#615E9B 7670 C#565294 7671 C#514689 7672 C#4C4084 7673 C#535486 7674 C#878CB4 7675 C#7C7FAB 7676 C#7566A0 7681 C#94A9CB 7682 C#6787B7 7683 C#426DA9 7684 C#385E9D 7685 C#2C5697 7686 C#1D4F91 7687 C#1D4289 7688 C#4698CA 7689 C#298FC2 7690 C#0076A8 7691 C#006298 7692 C#005687 7693 C#004976 7694 C#01426A 7695 C#7BA7BC 7696 C#6399AE 7697 C#4E87A0 7698 C#41748D 7699 C#34657F 7700 C#165C7D 7701 C#005776 7705 C#007096 7706 C#006A8E Blue 072 C#10069F Dark Blue C#00249C Process Blue C#0085CA Reflex Blue C#001489 Heirloom Lilac 16-3812 TCX#9D96B2 Daybreak 17-3817 TCX#8981A0 Paisley Purple 17-3730 TCX#8B79B1 Lavender 15-3817 TCX#AFA4CE Violet Tulip 16-3823 TCX#9E91C3 Aster Purple 17-3826 TCX#7D74A8 Dahlia Purple 17-3834 TCX#7E6EAC Ultra Violet 18-3838 TCX#5F4B8B Corsican Blue 18-3828 TCX#646093 Veronica 18-3834 TCX#6D6695 Blue Iris 18-3943 TCX#5A5B9F Purple Opulence 18-3840 TCX#60569A Liberty 19-3850 TCX#4D448A Deep Blue 19-3847 TCX#44377D Bleached Denim 18-3930 TCX#646F9B Heron 18-3817 TCX#62617E Skipper Blue 19-3936 TCX#484A72 Navy Blue 19-3832 TCX#403F6F Deep Wisteria 19-3842 TCX#443F6F Blue Ribbon 19-3839 TCX#3A395F Astral Aura 19-3830 TCX#363151 Cosmic Sky 15-3909 TCX#AAAAC4 Languid Lavender 15-3910 TCX#A2A1BA Sweet Lavender 16-3931 TCX#9A9BC1 Easter Egg 16-3925 TCX#919BC9 Jacaranda 17-3930 TCX#848DC5 Deep Periwinkle 17-3932 TCX#7C83BC Dusted Peri 18-3833 TCX#696BA0 Violet Storm 18-3944 TCX#5C619D Baja Blue 18-3946 TCX#5F6DB0 Thistle Down 16-3930 TCX#9499BB Persian Violet 17-3925 TCX#8C8EB2 Twilight Purple 18-3820 TCX#66648B Orient Blue 19-3947 TCX#47457A Clematis Blue 19-3951 TCX#363B7C Royal Blue 19-3955 TCX#3D428B Spectrum Blue 18-3963 TCX#3D3C7C Lavender Violet 17-3924 TCX#767BA5 Blue Ice 17-3922 TCX#70789B Velvet Morning 18-3927 TCX#60688D Marlin 18-3932 TCX#515B87 Blueprint 19-3939 TCX#2D3359 Blue Depths 19-3940 TCX#263056 Medieval Blue 19-3933 TCX#29304E Stonewash 17-3917 TCX#74809A Nightshadow Blue 19-3919 TCX#4E5368 Blue Indigo 19-3928 TCX#49516D Graystone 19-3915 TCX#4D495B Crown Blue 19-3926 TCX#464B65 Deep Cobalt 19-3935 TCX#404466 Eventide 16-3919 TCX#959EB7 Silver Lake Blue 17-4030 TCX#618BB9 Blue Bonnet 17-3936 TCX#6384B8 Blue Yonder 18-3937 TCX#5A77A8 Lavender Lustre 16-3920 TCX#8C9CC1 Purple Impression 17-3919 TCX#858FB1 Grapemist 16-3929 TCX#8398CA Vista Blue 15-3930 TCX#81A0D4 Cornflower Blue 16-4031 TCX#7391C8 Persian Jewel 17-3934 TCX#6E81BE Wedgewood 18-3935 TCX#6479B3 Cashmere Blue 14-4115 TCX#A5B8D0 Blue Bell 14-4121 TCX#93B4D7 Placid Blue 15-3920 TCX#8CADD3 Della Robbia Blue 16-4020 TCX#7A9DCB Provence 16-4032 TCX#658DC6 Ultramarine 17-4037 TCX#5B7EBD Allure 16-4021 TCX#7291B4 Colony Blue 17-3923 TCX#65769A Moonlight Blue 18-4027 TCX#506886 Dutch Blue 18-3928 TCX#4A638D Delft 19-4039 TCX#3D5E8C Limoges 19-4044 TCX#243F6C Estate Blue 19-4027 TCX#233658 Infinity 17-4015 TCX#6E7E99 Bijou Blue 18-3921 TCX#4E5E7F Coastal Fjord 18-3920 TCX#505D7E True Navy 19-4030 TCX#3F5277 Ensign Blue 19-4026 TCX#384C67 Dark Denim 19-4118 TCX#35465E Insignia Blue 19-4028 TCX#2F3E55 Air Blue 15-4319 TCX#77ACC7 Heritage Blue 16-4127 TCX#5D96BC Ethereal Blue 15-4323 TCX#5CA6CE Bonnie Blue 16-4134 TCX#539CCC Cendre Blue 17-4131 TCX#3E7FA5 Parisian Blue 18-4036 TCX#4F7CA4 Faience 18-4232 TCX#2A6A8B Alaskan Blue 15-4225 TCX#6DA9D2 Little Boy Blue 16-4132 TCX#6EA2D5 Azure Blue 17-4139 TCX#4D91C6 Riviera 17-4027 TCX#5879A2 Federal Blue 18-4029 TCX#43628B Star Sapphire 18-4041 TCX#386192 Bright Cobalt 19-4037 TCX#385D8D Dusk Blue 16-4120 TCX#7BA0C0 Regatta 18-4039 TCX#487AB7 Palace Blue 18-4043 TCX#346CB0 Strong Blue 18-4051 TCX#1F5DA0 Turkish Sea 19-4053 TCX#195190 Olympian Blue 19-4056 TCX#1A4C8B Classic Blue 19-4052 TCX#0F4C81 Marina 17-4041 TCX#4F84C4 Campanula 18-4141 TCX#3272AF Daphne 18-4045 TCX#0F5F9A Victoria Blue 18-4148 TCX#08589D Snorkel Blue 19-4049 TCX#034F84 Nautical Blue 19-4050 TCX#1A5091 Princess Blue 19-4150 TCX#00539C Dazzling Blue 18-3949 TCX#3850A0 Amparo Blue 18-3945 TCX#4960A8 Deep Ultramarine 19-3950 TCX#384883 Surf The Web 19-3952 TCX#203C7F Mazarine Blue 19-3864 TCX#273C76 True Blue 19-4057 TCX#1E4477 Twilight Blue 19-3938 TCX#313D64 Kentucky Blue 15-3915 TCX#A5B3CC Cerulean 15-4020 TCX#9BB7D4 Powder Blue 14-4214 TCX#96B3D2 Forever Blue 16-4019 TCX#899BB8 Tempest 17-3915 TCX#79839B Country Blue 17-3918 TCX#717F9B English Manor 17-3920 TCX#7181A4 Celestial Blue 14-4210 TCX#A3B4C4 Blue Fog 15-4008 TCX#9BABBB Flint Stone 18-3916 TCX#677283 Folkstone Gray 18-3910 TCX#626879 Dark Slate 19-4220 TCX#46515A Midnight Navy 19-4110 TCX#34414E Total Eclipse 19-4010 TCX#2C313D Dark Navy 19-4013 TCX#232F36 Ombre Blue 19-4014 TCX#434854 Patriot Blue 19-3925 TCX#363756 Eclipse 19-3810 TCX#343148 Mood Indigo 19-4025 TCX#353A4C Peacoat 19-3920 TCX#2B2E43 Black Iris 19-3921 TCX#2B3042 Dress Blues 19-4024 TCX#2A3244 Blue Nights 19-4023 TCX#363B48 Angel Falls 15-4105 TCX#A3BDD3 Dream Blue 15-4005 TCX#A0BCD0 Ashley Blue 16-4013 TCX#8699AB Dusty Blue 16-4010 TCX#8C9DAD Indian Teal 19-4227 TCX#3C586B Stargazer 19-4316 TCX#39505C Orion Blue 19-4229 TCX#3E4F5C Forget Me Not 15-4312 TCX#8FADBD Faded Denim 17-4021 TCX#798EA4 Blue Shadow 17-4020 TCX#66829A Coronet Blue 18-3922 TCX#59728E Captains Blue 18-4020 TCX#557088 Copen Blue 18-4025 TCX#516B84 China Blue 18-3918 TCX#546477 Provincial Blue 18-4220 TCX#5C798E Niagara 17-4123 TCX#5487A4 Blue Heaven 17-4023 TCX#5B7E98 Stellar 18-4026 TCX#46647E Real Teal 18-4018 TCX#405D73 Majolica Blue 19-4125 TCX#274357 Citadel 17-4111 TCX#748995 Blue Mirage 18-4215 TCX#5C6D7C Bluestone 18-4217 TCX#577284 Sky Blue 14-4318 TCX#8ABAD3 Blue Aster 18-4252 TCX#0077B3 French Blue 18-4140 TCX#0072B5 Brilliant Blue 18-4247 TCX#0075B3 Directoire Blue 18-4244 TCX#0061A3 Skydiver 19-4151 TCX#00589B Imperial Blue 19-4245 TCX#005A92 Deep Water 18-4032 TCX#266691 Dark Blue 19-4035 TCX#305679 Mallard Blue 19-4318 TCX#3A5C6E Aegean Blue 18-4320 TCX#4E6E81 Bluesteel 18-4222 TCX#35637C Blue Ashes 18-4023 TCX#3B5F78 Midnight 19-4127 TCX#325B74 Icelandic Blue 15-3908 TCX#A9ADC2 Aleutian 15-3912 TCX#9A9EB3 Silver Bullet 17-3933 TCX#81839A Blue Granite 18-3933 TCX#717388 Evening Blue 19-3815 TCX#2A293E Blue Heron 16-3921 TCX#96A3C7 Hydrangea 16-4030 TCX#849BCC Brunnera Blue 16-3922 TCX#9BA9CA Navy Blazer 19-3923 TCX#282D3C Dark Sapphire 19-4020 TCX#262B37 Chambray Blue 15-4030 TCX#9EB4D3 Bel Air Blue 15-3932 TCX#819AC1 Vintage Indigo 19-3929 TCX#4A556B Sodalite Blue 19-3953 TCX#253668 Parisian Night 19-4022 TCX#323441 Monaco Blue 19-3964 TCX#274374 Vallarta Blue 18-4034 TCX#30658E Outer Space 19-4009 TCX#2F3441 Blueberry 19-4021 TCX#2C333E Carbon 19-4012 TCX#272F38 Omphalodes 13-4200 TCX#B5CEDF Cool Blue 14-4317 TCX#A5C5D9 Bering Sea 18-4028 TCX#4B5B6E Blue Wing Teal 19-4121 TCX#2C4053 Poseidon 19-4033 TCX#123955 Tradewinds 15-4307 TCX#7F8793 Grisaille 18-3912 TCX#585E6F Stormy Weather 18-4214 TCX#58646D Zen Blue 14-3912 TCX#9FA9BE Airy Blue 14-4122 TCX#92B6D5 Baltic Sea 14-4320 TCX#79B5DB Serenity 15-3919 TCX#91A8D0 Sand Verbena 16-3720 TCX#9F90C1 Granada Sky 16-4033 TCX#5D81BB Sunlit Allium 17-3735 TCX#9787BB Pale Iris 17-3929 TCX#8895C5 Iolite 17-3940 TCX#707BB4 Riverside 17-4028 TCX#4C6A92 Quiet Harbor 17-4029 TCX#5A789A Lichen Blue 17-4032 TCX#5D89B3 Pacific Coast 17-4033 TCX#5480AC Purple Corallite 18-3839 TCX#5A4E8F Gray Blue 18-3917 TCX#4D587A Blue Horizon 18-3929 TCX#4E6482 Iris Bloom 18-3950 TCX#5B609E Nebulas Blue 18-4048 TCX#2D62A3 Indigo Bunting 18-4250 TCX#006CA9 Maritime Blue 19-3831 TCX#27293D Odyssey Gray 19-3930 TCX#434452 Navy Peony 19-4029 TCX#223A5E Sargasso Sea 19-4031 TCX#35435A Sailor Blue 19-4034 TCX#0E3A53 Gibraltar Sea 19-4038 TCX#123850 Lapis Blue 19-4045 TCX#004B8D Baleine Blue 19-4048 TCX#155187 Galaxy Blue 19-4055 TCX#2A4B7C Blue Opal 19-4120 TCX#0F3B57 Moonlit Ocean 19-4122 TCX#293B4D Deep Dive 19-4126 TCX#29495C

Questions about Pantone Blue

What is the most popular Pantone blue?

Pantone 286 C is the most widely specified Pantone blue in brand and institutional work, in part because it sits close to the blue used on the US flag and in many government seals. Pantone Reflex Blue C is the most common blue in European print production - it is a special-mix ink that most print shops stock. Pantone 2955 C and Pantone 2728 C are both extremely common in technology and sports branding respectively.

What is the Pantone code for navy blue?

The closest match to classic navy blue is Pantone 282 C (coated) or 282 U (uncoated), a deep navy widely used in uniforms, government work, and traditional brand systems. Pantone 289 C and 296 C are slightly deeper and darker navy approximations. For a truly midnight navy, Pantone 276 C or 2767 C sit closer to near-black.

What is the difference between Pantone 286 C and 286 U?

C is coated paper, U is uncoated. The same code printed on different stock reads as a different color. 286 C is the classic deep royal blue most brands use; 286 U is the same code on uncoated paper and reads lighter, warmer, and slightly more muted. Always specify the paper stock when you hand off a Pantone number.

How many Pantone blues are there?

The Pantone Matching System includes more than 300 blue-family colors across its Solid Coated and Solid Uncoated libraries. Our catalog shows 665 of them, filterable by lightness band. The exact count depends on where you draw the boundary with cyan, teal, and violet.

What is the closest Pantone to Facebook blue?

Facebook brand blue is proprietary, but Pantone 2727 C and Pantone 2144 C are frequently cited as close approximations. Neither is an official Facebook color - the brand specifies its color in RGB and HEX (#1877F2 for the primary UI blue), not in Pantone. For critical brand work, use the brand published RGB or HEX values rather than a Pantone approximation.