Medium blue

#361aa9

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 252 degrees. 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 #361aa9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#361aa9

RGB54, 26, 169

HSL252, 73%, 38%

HSV252, 85%, 66%

CMYK68%, 85%, 0%, 34%

Lab24.91, 51.98, -70.15

XYZ9.05, 4.39, 37.91

Decimal3545769

Web safe#333399

Pantone2746 C

Shades of medium blue

#31189b #2d168d #28137e #241170 #1f0f62 #1b0d54 #160b45 #120837 #0d0629 #08041b

Tints of medium blue

#3e1ec3 #4622dd #5c3be1 #7155e5 #876fe9 #9c89ed #b2a2f1 #c7bcf5 #ddd6f9 #f2f0fd

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#8da91a Analogous#1a46a9 Analogous#7d1aa9 Triadic#a9361a Triadic#1aa936 Split complementary#a97d1a Split complementary#46a91a

Medium blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 68, 85, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #361aa9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 85 0 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 82 4 40

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 #361aa9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #361aa9; }
.text { color: #361aa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361aa9; }

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 #361aa9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #361aa9 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 #361aa9 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 #361aa9 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

Every value on this page for #361aa9 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.