Medium blue

#4e00bc

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 purple at 265 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 #4e00bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e00bc
RGB78, 0, 188
HSL265, 100%, 37%
HSV265, 100%, 74%
CMYK59%, 100%, 0%, 26%
Lab27.44, 65.12, -77.27
XYZ12.22, 5.25, 47.95
Decimal5111996
Web safe#6600cc
Pantone2735 C
Pantone2735 CHex#4e00bcRgb78 0 188Cmyk59 100 0 26Lab27 65 -77Darker#19003dDeep#300075Lighter#6f11f2

Shades of medium blue

Tints of medium blue

Colors that go with medium blue

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 59, 100, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e00bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
59 100 0 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
58 96 4 32
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 #4e00bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e00bc; }
.text { color: #4e00bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e00bc; }

How medium blue looks on light and dark

Medium blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4e00bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
10.24:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.05:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e00bc 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 #4e00bc 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 #4e00bc 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

Every value on this page for #4e00bc is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.