Medium blue

#5529bc

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 258 degrees. 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 #5529bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5529bc

RGB85, 41, 188

HSL258, 64%, 45%

HSV258, 78%, 74%

CMYK55%, 78%, 0%, 26%

Lab32.14, 54.12, -69.46

XYZ13.62, 7.15, 48.24

Decimal5581244

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#4e25ac #46229b #3f1e8b #381b7b #30176b #29145a #21104a #1a0d3a #130929 #0b0519

Tints of medium blue

#5f2ed1 #6f44d6 #8059db #906fe0 #a184e4 #b29ae9 #c2b0ee #d3c5f2 #e3dbf7 #f4f0fc

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#90bc29 Analogous#2946bc Analogous#9e29bc Triadic#bc5529 Triadic#29bc55 Split complementary#bc9e29 Split complementary#47bc29

Medium blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 55, 78, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5529bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

55 78 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

55 76 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium blue in css

Copy #5529bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5529bc; }
.text { color: #5529bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5529bc; }

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 #5529bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5529bc 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 #5529bc 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 #5529bc 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 #5529bc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.