Medium blue

#002fbd

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

Medium blue is a deep blue that reads serious. 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 #002fbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#002fbd
RGB0, 47, 189
HSL225, 100%, 37%
HSV225, 100%, 74%
CMYK100%, 75%, 0%, 26%
Lab28.66, 45.11, -75.96
XYZ10.2, 5.71, 48.71
Decimal12221
Web safe#0033cc
Pantone286 C
Pantone286 CHex#002fbdRgb0 47 189Cmyk100 75 0 26Lab29 45 -76Darker#000f3dDeep#001d76Lighter#124af3

Shades of medium blue

Tints of medium blue

Colors that go with medium blue

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, 75, 0, 26.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
100 75 0 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
96 73 4 32
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 #002fbd straight into your stylesheet.

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

How medium blue looks on light and dark

Medium blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #002fbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
9.81:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.14:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #002fbd 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 #002fbd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #002fbd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #002fbd is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.