Medium blue

#4e23bc

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for medium blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Medium blue is a deep purple with a serious cast. 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 #4e23bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e23bc

RGB78, 35, 188

HSL257, 69%, 44%

HSV257, 81%, 74%

CMYK59%, 81%, 0%, 26%

Lab30.53, 55.87, -72.15

XYZ12.82, 6.45, 48.15

Decimal5120956

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#4720ac #411d9c #3a1a8b #33177b #2c146b #26115b #1f0e4a #180b3a #11082a #0b051a

Tints of medium blue

#5727d3 #673ada #7951df #8a68e3 #9c7ee7 #ad95eb #bfacf0 #d0c3f4 #e2d9f8 #f3f0fc

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#91bc23 Analogous#2344bc Analogous#9b23bc Triadic#bc4e23 Triadic#23bc4e Split complementary#bc9b23 Split complementary#44bc23

Medium blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 59, 81, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e23bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 81 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 79 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 #4e23bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e23bc; }
.text { color: #4e23bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e23bc; }

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 #4e23bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e23bc 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 #4e23bc 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 #4e23bc 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #4e23bc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.