Medium blue

#380ecc

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

This is Medium blue, a vivid blue at 253 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 #380ecc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#380ecc

RGB56, 14, 204

HSL253, 87%, 43%

HSV253, 93%, 80%

CMYK73%, 93%, 0%, 20%

Lab28.15, 65.22, -85.55

XYZ12.69, 5.51, 57.52

Decimal3673804

Web safe#3300cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#330dba #2e0ca9 #2a0a97 #250986 #200874 #1b0763 #160651 #110440 #0d032e #08021d

Tints of medium blue

#3f10e6 #4f21f0 #633bf2 #7754f3 #8c6ef5 #a088f7 #b5a1f9 #c9bbfa #ddd5fc #f2eefe

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#a2cc0e Analogous#0e43cc Analogous#970ecc Triadic#cc380e Triadic#0ecc38 Split complementary#cc970e Split complementary#43cc0e

Medium blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 73, 93, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #380ecc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

73 93 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

71 90 4 26

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 #380ecc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #380ecc; }
.text { color: #380ecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #380ecc; }

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 #380ecc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #380ecc 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 #380ecc 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 #380ecc 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

Here is how the numbers for #380ecc are worked out. 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.