Royal Color
Royal is a blue color with hex code #0C1793. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with royal, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Royal Color Values
What Does Royal Mean?
Royal belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Being on the dark side, Royal adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Royal is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: vivid purplish blue, #30267A).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Royal
Royal and #92870C are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #0C5A92 and #440C92, which sit beside royal on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair royal with triadic partners #920C17 and #17920C. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Blue Gem —
#2C0E8C(Delta E 5) - Navy —
#000080(Delta E 7) - DarkBlue —
#00008B(Delta E 8) - Jacksons Purple —
#20208D(Delta E 9) - Deep Blue —
#040273(Delta E 11)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #0C1793; }
.background { background-color: #0C1793; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0C1793; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #0C179340; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for royal?
Royal has the hex code #0C1793. In RGB notation it is rgb(12, 23, 147), in HSL it is hsl(235, 85%, 31%), and its OKLCH value is 0.323, 0.192, 266.5.
What does the color royal mean?
Blue-family colors like royal carry distinct psychological associations. Royal belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Being on the dark side, Royal adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with royal?
Royal has three easy routes: its complement #92870C for punch, its neighbors #0C5A92 and #440C92 for something calmer, or triadic partners #920C17 and #17920C when you want energy.
Is royal a standard web color?
No — Royal is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #0C1793 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make royal lighter or darker?
To lighten royal, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #CBCFFB (lightest tint) to #020418 (darkest shade).
About Royal
Royal is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #0C1793 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.