Medium blue

#002fc0

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 225 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 #002fc0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#002fc0

RGB0, 47, 192

HSL225, 100%, 38%

HSV225, 100%, 75%

CMYK100%, 76%, 0%, 25%

Lab29.0, 46.17, -77.16

XYZ10.53, 5.84, 50.44

Decimal12224

Web safe#0033cc

Pantone286 C

Shades of medium blue

#002bb0 #0027a0 #002390 #001f7f #001b6f #00175f #00134f #000f3f #000b2f #00071f

Tints of medium blue

#0036de #003efc #1b53ff #396aff #5780ff #7597ff #93aeff #b1c4ff #cfdbff #edf2ff

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#c09100 Analogous#008fc0 Analogous#3100c0 Triadic#c0002f Triadic#2fc000 Split complementary#c03100 Split complementary#8fc000

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, 76, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #002fc0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 76 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 74 4 31

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 #002fc0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #002fc0; }
.text { color: #002fc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002fc0; }

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 #002fc0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #002fc0 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 #002fc0 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 #002fc0 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 #002fc0 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.