Medium blue

#000aaf

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

This is Medium blue, a vivid blue at 237 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Medium blue color values

Every conversion for #000aaf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#000aaf

RGB0, 10, 175

HSL237, 100%, 34%

HSV237, 100%, 69%

CMYK100%, 94%, 0%, 31%

Lab21.25, 57.14, -79.94

XYZ7.85, 3.31, 40.78

Decimal2735

Web safe#000099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of medium blue

#0009a1 #000892 #000884 #000775 #000667 #000558 #00044a #00033b #00032d #00021f

Tints of medium blue

#000ccf #000eee #0f1dff #2f3bff #4f59ff #6e77ff #8e94ff #aeb2ff #cdd0ff #edeeff

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#afa500 Analogous#0062af Analogous#4d00af Triadic#af000a Triadic#0aaf00 Split complementary#af4d00 Split complementary#62af00

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 100, 94, 0, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #000aaf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 94 0 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 90 4 37

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium blue in css

Copy #000aaf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #000aaf; }
.text { color: #000aaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000aaf; }

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 #000aaf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #000aaf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #000aaf 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #000aaf 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 #000aaf 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.