Medium blue

#1c08c6

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

Medium blue sits in the blue band, deep and vivid. 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 #1c08c6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1c08c6

RGB28, 8, 198

HSL246, 92%, 40%

HSV246, 96%, 78%

CMYK86%, 96%, 0%, 22%

Lab25.25, 64.05, -86.92

XYZ10.76, 4.5, 53.73

Decimal1837254

Web safe#3300cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#1a07b5 #1707a4 #150693 #120583 #100572 #0e0461 #0b0350 #09033f #07022e #04011d

Tints of medium blue

#2009e2 #2a12f5 #422df7 #5b49f8 #7464f9 #8d80fa #a59bfb #beb7fc #d7d2fd #f0eefe

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#b2c608 Analogous#0853c6 Analogous#7b08c6 Triadic#c61c08 Triadic#08c61c Split complementary#c67b08 Split complementary#53c608

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 86, 96, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1c08c6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 96 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

83 92 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium blue in css

Copy #1c08c6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1c08c6; }
.text { color: #1c08c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c08c6; }

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 #1c08c6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1c08c6 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 #1c08c6 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 #1c08c6 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

Every value on this page for #1c08c6 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.