Medium blue

#0229aa

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

Medium blue sits in the blue band, deep and vivid. 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 #0229aa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0229aa

RGB2, 41, 170

HSL226, 98%, 34%

HSV226, 99%, 67%

CMYK99%, 76%, 0%, 33%

Lab25.26, 41.93, -70.25

XYZ8.07, 4.5, 38.47

Decimal141738

Web safe#003399

Pantone286 C

Shades of medium blue

#02269c #02228e #021f80 #011c72 #011864 #011556 #011148 #010e3a #010b2c #00071e

Tints of medium blue

#0231ca #0338e9 #1047fc #305ffd #4f77fd #6f90fd #8ea8fe #aec1fe #ced9fe #edf1ff

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#aa8302 Analogous#027daa Analogous#2f02aa Triadic#aa0229 Triadic#29aa02 Split complementary#aa2f02 Split complementary#7daa02

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 99, 76, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0229aa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

99 76 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

95 74 4 39

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 #0229aa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0229aa; }
.text { color: #0229aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0229aa; }

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 #0229aa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0229aa 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 #0229aa 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 #0229aa 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 #0229aa are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.