Medium blue

#152da8

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

This is Medium blue, a strong blue at 230 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 #152da8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#152da8

RGB21, 45, 168

HSL230, 78%, 37%

HSV230, 87%, 66%

CMYK87%, 73%, 0%, 34%

Lab26.34, 39.46, -67.25

XYZ8.32, 4.86, 37.55

Decimal1387944

Web safe#003399

Pantone286 C

Shades of medium blue

#13299a #11258c #10227e #0e1e70 #0c1a62 #0a1654 #091345 #070f37 #050b29 #03071b

Tints of medium blue

#1834c3 #1c3bde #3350e5 #4d67e9 #687eec #8395f0 #9eacf3 #b9c3f6 #d4dafa #eff1fd

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#a89015 Analogous#1577a8 Analogous#4615a8 Triadic#a8152d Triadic#2da815 Split complementary#a84615 Split complementary#77a815

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 87, 73, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #152da8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

87 73 0 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

84 71 4 40

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 #152da8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #152da8; }
.text { color: #152da8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152da8; }

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 #152da8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #152da8 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 #152da8 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 #152da8 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 #152da8 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.