Medium blue

#002ea2

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 223 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 #002ea2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#002ea2

RGB0, 46, 162

HSL223, 100%, 32%

HSV223, 100%, 64%

CMYK100%, 72%, 0%, 36%

Lab25.45, 35.78, -65.1

XYZ7.5, 4.56, 34.67

Decimal11938

Web safe#003399

Pantone286 C

Shades of medium blue

#002a95 #002788 #00237b #001f6d #001b60 #001853 #001446 #001039 #000c2c #00091f

Tints of medium blue

#0037c3 #0041e4 #064dff #2764ff #487cff #6994ff #8aabff #abc3ff #ccdbff #edf2ff

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#a27400 Analogous#007fa2 Analogous#2300a2 Triadic#a2002e Triadic#2ea200 Split complementary#a22300 Split complementary#7fa200

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, 72, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #002ea2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 72 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 70 4 42

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 #002ea2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #002ea2; }
.text { color: #002ea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002ea2; }

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 #002ea2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #002ea2 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 #002ea2 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 #002ea2 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 #002ea2 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.