Medium blue

#2822b9

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Medium blue color values

Every conversion for #2822b9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2822b9

RGB40, 34, 185

HSL242, 69%, 43%

HSV242, 82%, 73%

CMYK78%, 82%, 0%, 27%

Lab27.01, 52.24, -76.29

XYZ10.2, 5.1, 46.35

Decimal2630329

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#251fa9 #211c99 #1e1989 #1a1679 #171369 #13105a #100e4a #0c0b3a #09082a #06051a

Tints of medium blue

#2d26d0 #3e37da #544edf #6a65e3 #817de7 #9794eb #adabf0 #c4c2f4 #dad9f8 #f0f0fc

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#b3b922 Analogous#2268b9 Analogous#7322b9 Triadic#b92822 Triadic#22b928 Split complementary#b97322 Split complementary#68b922

Medium blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 78, 82, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2822b9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

78 82 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

76 79 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 #2822b9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2822b9; }
.text { color: #2822b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2822b9; }

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 #2822b9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2822b9 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 #2822b9 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 #2822b9 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 #2822b9 is computed, not guessed. 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.