Medium blue

#482dbd

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Medium blue color values

Every conversion for #482dbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#482dbd
RGB72, 45, 189
HSL251, 62%, 46%
HSV251, 76%, 74%
CMYK62%, 76%, 0%, 26%
Lab31.64, 50.9, -70.92
XYZ12.8, 6.93, 48.81
Decimal4730301
Web safe#3333cc
Pantone2736 C
Pantone2736 CHex#482dbdRgb72 45 189Cmyk62 76 0 26Lab32 51 -71Darker#1c124aDeep#321f83Lighter#7560d1

Shades of medium blue

Tints of medium blue

Colors that go with medium blue

Medium blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 62, 76, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #482dbd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
62 76 0 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
61 74 4 32
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 #482dbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #482dbd; }
.text { color: #482dbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #482dbd; }

How medium blue looks on light and dark

Medium blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #482dbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.80:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.39:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #482dbd 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 #482dbd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #482dbd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #482dbd 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. 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.