Medium blue

#050fda

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 237 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Medium blue color values

Every conversion for #050fda, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#050fda

RGB5, 15, 218

HSL237, 96%, 44%

HSV237, 98%, 85%

CMYK98%, 93%, 0%, 15%

Lab27.94, 67.47, -94.1

XYZ12.89, 5.44, 66.7

Decimal331738

Web safe#0000cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#050ec7 #040cb4 #040ba2 #030a8f #03097c #020769 #020656 #020544 #010331 #01021e

Tints of medium blue

#0611f4 #1b26fa #353ffa #5058fb #6a71fc #848afc #9fa3fd #b9bcfd #d3d5fe #eeeeff

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#dad005 Analogous#0579da Analogous#6605da Triadic#da050f Triadic#0fda05 Split complementary#da6605 Split complementary#79da05

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 98, 93, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #050fda on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

98 93 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

94 90 4 21

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 #050fda straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #050fda; }
.text { color: #050fda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050fda; }

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 #050fda against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #050fda 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 #050fda 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 #050fda 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

The figures for #050fda come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.