Medium blue

#502bbb

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

Medium blue is a mid purple with a balanced cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Medium blue color values

Every conversion for #502bbb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#502bbb

RGB80, 43, 187

HSL255, 63%, 45%

HSV255, 77%, 73%

CMYK57%, 77%, 0%, 27%

Lab31.85, 52.28, -69.36

XYZ13.14, 7.02, 47.68

Decimal5254075

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#4927ab #42249b #3b208a #341c7a #2d186a #26155a #1f114a #190d39 #120929 #0b0619

Tints of medium blue

#5931d0 #6b46d4 #7c5bd9 #8d71de #9e86e3 #af9be8 #c0b1ed #d1c6f2 #e2dbf7 #f3f0fc

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#96bb2b Analogous#2b4ebb Analogous#982bbb Triadic#bb502b Triadic#2bbb50 Split complementary#bb982b Split complementary#4ebb2b

Medium blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 57, 77, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #502bbb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

57 77 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

56 75 4 33

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 #502bbb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #502bbb; }
.text { color: #502bbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #502bbb; }

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 #502bbb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #502bbb 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 #502bbb 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 #502bbb 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

Here is how the numbers for #502bbb are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.