Medium blue

#4d1ab2

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 260 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Medium blue color values

Every conversion for #4d1ab2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4d1ab2

RGB77, 26, 178

HSL260, 75%, 40%

HSV260, 85%, 70%

CMYK57%, 85%, 0%, 30%

Lab28.2, 56.55, -70.06

XYZ11.47, 5.53, 42.58

Decimal5053106

Web safe#663399

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#4618a3 #401694 #391385 #331175 #2c0f66 #260d57 #1f0b48 #190839 #12062a #0c041b

Tints of medium blue

#581ecb #6426df #763fe3 #8859e7 #9a72ea #ac8bee #bea4f2 #d0bdf5 #e2d6f9 #f4effd

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#7fb21a Analogous#1a33b2 Analogous#991ab2 Triadic#b24d1a Triadic#1ab24d Split complementary#b2991a Split complementary#33b21a

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 57, 85, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4d1ab2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

57 85 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 82 4 36

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 #4d1ab2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4d1ab2; }
.text { color: #4d1ab2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d1ab2; }

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 #4d1ab2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4d1ab2 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 #4d1ab2 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 #4d1ab2 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

The figures for #4d1ab2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.