Medium blue

#2015bc

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

This is Medium blue, a vivid blue at 244 degrees. 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 #2015bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2015bc

RGB32, 21, 188

HSL244, 80%, 41%

HSV244, 89%, 74%

CMYK83%, 89%, 0%, 26%

Lab25.18, 58.07, -81.12

XYZ9.94, 4.47, 47.92

Decimal2102716

Web safe#3300cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#1d13ac #1b119c #18108c #150e7c #120c6c #100a5c #0d084c #0a073c #07052c #05031c

Tints of medium blue

#2418d5 #3023e6 #483de9 #6056ec #7870ef #9089f2 #a8a3f5 #c0bcf8 #d8d5fa #f0effd

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#b1bc15 Analogous#155ebc Analogous#7315bc Triadic#bc2015 Triadic#15bc20 Split complementary#bc7315 Split complementary#5ebc15

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 83, 89, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2015bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

83 89 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

80 86 4 32

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 #2015bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2015bc; }
.text { color: #2015bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2015bc; }

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 #2015bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2015bc 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 #2015bc 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 #2015bc 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 #2015bc are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.