Medium blue

#2b2bbb

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

Medium blue sits in the blue band, mid and strong. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Medium blue color values

Every conversion for #2b2bbb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2b2bbb

RGB43, 43, 187

HSL240, 63%, 45%

HSV240, 77%, 73%

CMYK77%, 77%, 0%, 27%

Lab28.98, 48.53, -74.21

XYZ10.83, 5.83, 47.57

Decimal2829243

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#2727ab #24249b #20208a #1c1c7a #18186a #15155a #11114a #0d0d39 #090929 #060619

Tints of medium blue

#3131d0 #4646d4 #5b5bd9 #7171de #8686e3 #9b9be8 #b1b1ed #c6c6f2 #dbdbf7 #f0f0fc

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#bbbb2b Analogous#2b73bb Analogous#732bbb Triadic#bb2b2b Triadic#2bbb2b Split complementary#bb732b Split complementary#73bb2b

Medium blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 77, 77, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2b2bbb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

77 77 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

75 75 4 33

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

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #2b2bbb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2b2bbb; }
.text { color: #2b2bbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2b2bbb; }

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 #2b2bbb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2b2bbb 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 #2b2bbb 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 #2b2bbb 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #2b2bbb are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.