Medium blue

#202bbb

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 strong. 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 #202bbb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#202bbb

RGB32, 43, 187

HSL236, 71%, 43%

HSV236, 83%, 73%

CMYK83%, 77%, 0%, 27%

Lab28.44, 47.82, -75.12

XYZ10.43, 5.62, 47.55

Decimal2108347

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#1d27ab #1a249b #18208b #151c7b #12196b #0f155a #0d114a #0a0d3a #070a2a #04061a

Tints of medium blue

#2430d2 #3541dc #4c57e0 #646de4 #7b83e8 #9299ec #aaaff0 #c1c5f4 #d8dbf8 #f0f1fc

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#bbb020 Analogous#2078bb Analogous#6320bb Triadic#bb202b Triadic#2bbb20 Split complementary#bb6320 Split complementary#78bb20

Medium blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 83, 77, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #202bbb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

83 77 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

80 75 4 33

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #202bbb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #202bbb; }
.text { color: #202bbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #202bbb; }

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 #202bbb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #202bbb 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 #202bbb 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 #202bbb 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 #202bbb is computed, not guessed. 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.