Medium blue

#561bbd

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 262 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 #561bbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#561bbd

RGB86, 27, 189

HSL262, 75%, 42%

HSV262, 86%, 74%

CMYK54%, 86%, 0%, 26%

Lab30.49, 59.95, -72.78

XYZ13.41, 6.44, 48.68

Decimal5643197

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#4f19ad #47169d #40148c #38127c #310f6c #2a0d5c #220b4b #1b083b #14062b #0c041b

Tints of medium blue

#611ed5 #6f2ee1 #8046e5 #915ee8 #a177ec #b28fef #c2a7f2 #d3bff6 #e4d7f9 #f4effd

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#82bd1b Analogous#1b31bd Analogous#a71bbd Triadic#bd561b Triadic#1bbd56 Split complementary#bda71b Split complementary#31bd1b

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 54, 86, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #561bbd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

54 86 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

54 83 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 #561bbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #561bbd; }
.text { color: #561bbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #561bbd; }

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 #561bbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #561bbd 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 #561bbd 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 #561bbd 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

The figures for #561bbd 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.