Royal blue describes a range of deep, vivid blue hues.
It is most commonly used for a bright, saturated blue that is lighter than navy blue but darker than sky blue. However, darker variants—often referred to as “traditional royal blue” or “dark royal blue”—can appear very close to navy in tone.
You can use QuillBot’s free color palette generator to extract the color palette from an image containing royal blue.
Blue goes well with a wide range of colors, depending on the look you’re going for.
Neutrals like white, gray, beige, and black keep things clean and balanced, while warmer colors such as orange, coral, or gold add contrast and energy.
Blue also pairs nicely with other cool tones like green, teal, or purple for a softer, more cohesive feel.
QuillBot’s free color palette generator lets you explore the color scheme used in an image that features the shade of blue you want to use in your project.
You can’t make the color blue by mixing other colors, because it’s a primary color in traditional color theory like yellow and red.
You can create many blue shades and variations by mixing blue with other colors. Adding white creates light blues like pastel blue, adding black creates darker shades like navy, and mixing blue with small amounts of yellow or green produces blue-green tones such as teal or turquoise.
Use QuillBot’s free color palette generator to explore the color scheme of an image featuring a specific shade of blue.
A color of the year is a shade selected by a leading color authority or paint brand—such as Pantone, Benjamin Moore, or Sherwin-Williams—as the key trend-setting color for the year ahead.
These selections are based on global design trends, cultural movements, consumer behavior, and emerging influences across fashion, interiors, and creative industries.
QuillBot’s Paraphraser can help you describe color trends in fresh and engaging ways.