Medium blue

#262bb7

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

This is Medium blue, a strong blue at 238 degrees. 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 #262bb7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#262bb7

RGB38, 43, 183

HSL238, 66%, 43%

HSV238, 79%, 72%

CMYK79%, 77%, 0%, 28%

Lab28.27, 46.87, -73.01

XYZ10.21, 5.56, 45.33

Decimal2501559

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#2327a7 #1f2497 #1c2088 #191c78 #161868 #121558 #0f1149 #0c0d39 #090a29 #050619

Tints of medium blue

#2b30cd #3d42d7 #5358db #6a6ee0 #8083e5 #9699e9 #adafee #c3c5f3 #dadbf7 #f0f1fc

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#b7b226 Analogous#2673b7 Analogous#6926b7 Triadic#b7262b Triadic#2bb726 Split complementary#b76926 Split complementary#74b726

Medium blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 79, 77, 0, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #262bb7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

79 77 0 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

77 75 4 34

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

Medium blue in css

Copy #262bb7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #262bb7; }
.text { color: #262bb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #262bb7; }

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 #262bb7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #262bb7 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 #262bb7 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 #262bb7 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 #262bb7 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.