Medium blue

#2317c9

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for medium blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Medium blue, a strong blue at 244 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Medium blue color values

Every conversion for #2317c9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2317c9

RGB35, 23, 201

HSL244, 79%, 44%

HSV244, 89%, 79%

CMYK83%, 89%, 0%, 21%

Lab27.26, 61.13, -85.32

XYZ11.54, 5.19, 55.65

Decimal2299849

Web safe#3300cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#2015b8 #1d13a6 #1a1195 #170f84 #140d72 #110b61 #0e0950 #0b073e #08052d #05031b

Tints of medium blue

#271ae1 #3b2ee7 #5247ea #685fed #7f77ef #958ff2 #aca7f5 #c3bff8 #d9d7fa #f0effd

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#bdc917 Analogous#1764c9 Analogous#7c17c9 Triadic#c92317 Triadic#17c923 Split complementary#c97c17 Split complementary#64c917

Medium blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 83, 89, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2317c9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

83 89 0 21

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

80 86 4 27

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium blue in css

Copy #2317c9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2317c9; }
.text { color: #2317c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2317c9; }

How medium blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2317c9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2317c9 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2317c9 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around medium blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2317c9 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #2317c9 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.