Medium blue

#421aaa

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 purple at 257 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Medium blue color values

Every conversion for #421aaa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#421aaa

RGB66, 26, 170

HSL257, 73%, 38%

HSV257, 85%, 67%

CMYK61%, 85%, 0%, 33%

Lab26.16, 53.33, -68.67

XYZ9.87, 4.8, 38.44

Decimal4332202

Web safe#333399

Pantone2746 C

Shades of medium blue

#3c189c #37168d #31137f #2c1171 #260f62 #210d54 #1b0b46 #150837 #100629 #0a041b

Tints of medium blue

#4c1ec4 #5622dd #6a3ce1 #7d55e5 #916fe9 #a589ed #b8a2f1 #ccbcf5 #e0d6f9 #f3f0fd

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#82aa1a Analogous#1a3aaa Analogous#8a1aaa Triadic#aa421a Triadic#1aaa42 Split complementary#aa8a1a Split complementary#3aaa1a

Medium blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 61, 85, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #421aaa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

61 85 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

60 82 4 39

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 #421aaa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #421aaa; }
.text { color: #421aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #421aaa; }

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 #421aaa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #421aaa 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 #421aaa 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 #421aaa 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 #421aaa is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.