Medium blue

#3717cf

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Medium blue color values

Every conversion for #3717cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3717cf

RGB55, 23, 207

HSL250, 80%, 45%

HSV250, 89%, 81%

CMYK73%, 89%, 0%, 19%

Lab29.24, 63.59, -85.5

XYZ13.14, 5.93, 59.48

Decimal3610575

Web safe#3300cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#3215bd #2d13ab #291199 #240f87 #1f0d75 #1a0b63 #160951 #11073f #0c052d #07031c

Tints of medium blue

#3e1be6 #5232e8 #664aeb #7a61ed #8e79f0 #a291f3 #b6a8f5 #cac0f8 #ddd7fb #f1effd

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#afcf17 Analogous#1753cf Analogous#9317cf Triadic#cf3717 Triadic#17cf37 Split complementary#cf9317 Split complementary#53cf17

Medium blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 73, 89, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3717cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

73 89 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

71 86 4 25

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium blue in css

Copy #3717cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3717cf; }
.text { color: #3717cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3717cf; }

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 #3717cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3717cf 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 #3717cf 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 #3717cf 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

The figures for #3717cf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.