Medium blue

#142dc8

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Medium blue color values

Every conversion for #142dc8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#142dc8

RGB20, 45, 200

HSL232, 82%, 43%

HSV232, 90%, 78%

CMYK90%, 77%, 0%, 22%

Lab29.9, 50.54, -80.36

XYZ11.65, 6.2, 55.23

Decimal1322440

Web safe#0033cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#1229b7 #1125a6 #0f2194 #0d1e83 #0b1a72 #0a1661 #08124f #060e3e #050a2d #03061c

Tints of medium blue

#1633e1 #2944ea #4259ec #5a6fef #7385f1 #8c9af3 #a5b0f6 #bdc6f8 #d6dbfb #eff1fd

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#c8af14 Analogous#1487c8 Analogous#5514c8 Triadic#c8142d Triadic#2dc814 Split complementary#c85514 Split complementary#87c814

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 90, 77, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #142dc8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

90 77 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

87 75 4 28

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium blue in css

Copy #142dc8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #142dc8; }
.text { color: #142dc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #142dc8; }

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 #142dc8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #142dc8 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #142dc8 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #142dc8 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 #142dc8 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.