Medium blue

#1925ad

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 #1925ad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1925ad

RGB25, 37, 173

HSL235, 75%, 39%

HSV235, 86%, 68%

CMYK86%, 79%, 0%, 32%

Lab25.4, 46.05, -71.81

XYZ8.61, 4.55, 39.96

Decimal1648045

Web safe#003399

Pantone2746 C

Shades of medium blue

#17229e #151f90 #131c81 #111872 #0e1564 #0c1255 #0a0f47 #080c38 #060929 #04061b

Tints of medium blue

#1d2ac7 #2231df #3b49e3 #5561e6 #6f79ea #8991ee #a2a9f2 #bcc1f5 #d6d9f9 #eff0fd

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#ada119 Analogous#196fad Analogous#5719ad Triadic#ad1925 Triadic#25ad19 Split complementary#ad5719 Split complementary#6fad19

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 86, 79, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1925ad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 79 0 32

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

83 77 4 38

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 #1925ad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1925ad; }
.text { color: #1925ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1925ad; }

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 #1925ad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1925ad 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 #1925ad 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 #1925ad 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 #1925ad 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.