Medium blue

#232fcc

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

Medium blue is a mid blue that reads confident. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Medium blue color values

Every conversion for #232fcc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#232fcc

RGB35, 47, 204

HSL236, 71%, 47%

HSV236, 83%, 80%

CMYK83%, 77%, 0%, 20%

Lab31.23, 51.42, -80.47

XYZ12.61, 6.75, 57.77

Decimal2305996

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#202bba #1d27a8 #1a2397 #171f85 #141b73 #111661 #0e124f #0b0e3e #080a2c #04061a

Tints of medium blue

#2d3adb #434edf #5962e2 #6e77e6 #848bea #999fee #afb4f1 #c5c8f5 #dadcf9 #f0f1fc

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#ccc023 Analogous#2383cc Analogous#6c23cc Triadic#cc232f Triadic#2fcc23 Split complementary#cc6c23 Split complementary#83cc23

Medium blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 83, 77, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #232fcc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

83 77 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

80 75 4 26

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 #232fcc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #232fcc; }
.text { color: #232fcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #232fcc; }

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 #232fcc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #232fcc 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 #232fcc 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 #232fcc 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

The figures for #232fcc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.