Medium blue

#4e2dbd

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 254 degrees. 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 #4e2dbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e2dbd

RGB78, 45, 189

HSL254, 62%, 46%

HSV254, 76%, 74%

CMYK59%, 76%, 0%, 26%

Lab32.19, 51.63, -70.0

XYZ13.27, 7.17, 48.83

Decimal5123517

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#4729ad #40259c #3a218c #331d7b #2c196b #25165a #1f124a #180e3a #110a29 #0a0619

Tints of medium blue

#5835cf #694ad4 #7b5fd9 #8c73de #9d88e3 #ae9de8 #bfb2ed #d1c7f2 #e2dcf7 #f3f1fc

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#9cbd2d Analogous#2d54bd Analogous#962dbd Triadic#bd4e2d Triadic#2dbd4e Split complementary#bd962d Split complementary#54bd2d

Medium blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 59, 76, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e2dbd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 76 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 74 4 32

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 #4e2dbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e2dbd; }
.text { color: #4e2dbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e2dbd; }

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 #4e2dbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e2dbd 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 #4e2dbd 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 #4e2dbd 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

Here is how the numbers for #4e2dbd are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.