Medium blue

#001ab8

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 232 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 #001ab8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#001ab8

RGB0, 26, 184

HSL232, 100%, 36%

HSV232, 100%, 72%

CMYK100%, 86%, 0%, 28%

Lab24.32, 54.28, -80.21

XYZ9.02, 4.2, 45.68

Decimal6840

Web safe#0033cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#0018a9 #001699 #00138a #00117b #000f6b #000d5c #000b4d #00093d #00062e #00041f

Tints of medium blue

#001ed7 #0023f6 #1536ff #3451ff #536bff #7286ff #91a0ff #b0bbff #ced5ff #edf0ff

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#b89e00 Analogous#0076b8 Analogous#4200b8 Triadic#b8001a Triadic#1ab800 Split complementary#b84200 Split complementary#76b800

Medium blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 100, 86, 0, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #001ab8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 86 0 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 83 4 34

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 #001ab8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #001ab8; }
.text { color: #001ab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001ab8; }

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 #001ab8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #001ab8 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 #001ab8 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 #001ab8 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

Every value on this page for #001ab8 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.