Medium blue

#271bb3

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 245 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 #271bb3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#271bb3

RGB39, 27, 179

HSL245, 74%, 40%

HSV245, 85%, 70%

CMYK78%, 85%, 0%, 30%

Lab25.17, 53.49, -75.78

XYZ9.37, 4.47, 43.02

Decimal2562995

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#2419a4 #201695 #1d1485 #1a1276 #161067 #130d58 #100b48 #0c0939 #09062a #06041b

Tints of medium blue

#2c1fcc #3729df #4e41e2 #655ae6 #7d73ea #948cee #aba5f1 #c2bef5 #d9d7f9 #f1effd

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#a7b31b Analogous#1b5bb3 Analogous#731bb3 Triadic#b3271b Triadic#1bb327 Split complementary#b3731b Split complementary#5bb31b

Medium blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 78, 85, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #271bb3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

78 85 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

76 82 4 36

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 #271bb3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #271bb3; }
.text { color: #271bb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271bb3; }

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 #271bb3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #271bb3 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 #271bb3 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 #271bb3 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #271bb3 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.