Medium blue

#472cbf

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 251 degrees. 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 #472cbf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#472cbf

RGB71, 44, 191

HSL251, 63%, 46%

HSV251, 77%, 75%

CMYK63%, 77%, 0%, 25%

Lab31.58, 51.87, -72.2

XYZ12.9, 6.9, 49.94

Decimal4664511

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#4128ae #3b249e #34218d #2e1d7d #28196c #22155b #1c114b #160d3a #0f0a29 #090619

Tints of medium blue

#5134d0 #6349d5 #755eda #8773df #9988e4 #ab9de8 #bdb2ed #cfc7f2 #e1dcf7 #f3f0fc

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#a4bf2c Analogous#2c5bbf Analogous#912cbf Triadic#bf472c Triadic#2cbf47 Split complementary#bf912c Split complementary#5bbf2c

Medium blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 63, 77, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #472cbf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

63 77 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

62 75 4 31

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium blue in css

Copy #472cbf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #472cbf; }
.text { color: #472cbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #472cbf; }

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 #472cbf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #472cbf 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 #472cbf 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 #472cbf 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 #472cbf are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.