What counts as royal blue
Royal Blue
#214F98
Royal blue is the bright, saturated middle blue: clearly brighter than navy, without the turquoise cast of sapphire. Suppliers sell it as Royal, True Royal, Deep Royal and Cobalt. The swatch shows our reference color, #214F98: the median fabric color of every in-stock garment sold under a royal blue name. A colorway is listed on this page only if its measured fabric color is close enough to read as the same color side by side.
Suppliers sell the clothing on this page as Royal, True Royal, Royal Blue, Sport Royal, Deep Royal, Vintage Royal, Postman Blue and True Blue.
Who wears royal blue
Royal blue is a team color first. Kentucky's Wildcat Blue, Duke Royal Blue, Kansas Blue, Pitt Royal Blue, BYU's Royal and Boise State Blue all fall in this range. It's also a favorite for youth leagues, camps and companies with bright blue logos.
Bright blue reads as confident and energetic while still feeling dependable, which makes it a safe spirited color for teams and events.
Royal Blue in school colors
These schools use a royal blue in their official palettes. Each link has the official HEX, RGB, CMYK and Pantone values: University of Kentucky school colors, Duke University school colors, University of Kansas school colors, University of Pittsburgh school colors, Brigham Young University school colors, Boise State University school colors, Creighton University school colors, University of Memphis school colors and Seton Hall University school colors.
Printing and embroidery on royal blue
White is the classic contrast on royal blue; gold, silver and black also work well. Navy and red inks lose contrast and can look muddy.
What's available
1,847 styles from 104 brands, priced $1.84 to $229.24 (median $20.60). The most styles come from Port Authority (210), Sport-Tek (166), Badger Sport (104), Holloway (82), Port & Company (82), Badger (74). 66 of them are heathers, which read slightly lighter and softer than the solid color. Need a quantity for a team, school or company? We take purchase orders and can decorate or custom-make garments.
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