Medium blue

#152eb9

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 weighty. 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 #152eb9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#152eb9

RGB21, 46, 185

HSL231, 80%, 40%

HSV231, 89%, 73%

CMYK89%, 75%, 0%, 27%

Lab28.42, 44.9, -73.97

XYZ10.04, 5.62, 46.45

Decimal1388217

Web safe#0033cc

Pantone286 C

Shades of medium blue

#132aa9 #112699 #10228a #0e1e7a #0c1a6a #0a165a #08134b #070f3b #050b2b #03071b

Tints of medium blue

#1834d3 #213fe6 #3b56e9 #556cec #6e82ef #8898f2 #a2aef4 #bcc5f7 #d5dbfa #eff1fd

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#b9a015 Analogous#1580b9 Analogous#4e15b9 Triadic#b9152e Triadic#2eb915 Split complementary#b94e15 Split complementary#80b915

Medium blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 89, 75, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #152eb9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 75 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 73 4 33

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 #152eb9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #152eb9; }
.text { color: #152eb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #152eb9; }

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 #152eb9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #152eb9 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 #152eb9 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 #152eb9 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

Every value on this page for #152eb9 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.