Medium blue

#4e1bad

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 261 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 #4e1bad, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e1bad
RGB78, 27, 173
HSL261, 73%, 39%
HSV261, 84%, 68%
CMYK55%, 84%, 0%, 32%
Lab27.9, 55.0, -67.55
XYZ11.08, 5.42, 40.0
Decimal5118893
Web safe#663399
Pantone2736 C
Pantone2736 CHex#4e1badRgb78 27 173Cmyk55 84 0 32Lab28 55 -68Darker#180835Deep#32116fLighter#7039d6

Shades of medium blue

Tints of medium blue

Colors that go with medium blue

Medium blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 55, 84, 0, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e1bad on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
55 84 0 32
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
55 81 4 38
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 #4e1bad straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e1bad; }
.text { color: #4e1bad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e1bad; }

How medium blue looks on light and dark

Medium blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4e1bad against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
10.08:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.08:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e1bad 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 #4e1bad 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 #4e1bad 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 #4e1bad 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.