Medium blue

#5c1eba

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 264 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 #5c1eba, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5c1eba
RGB92, 30, 186
HSL264, 72%, 42%
HSV264, 84%, 73%
CMYK51%, 84%, 0%, 27%
Lab31.23, 58.85, -69.76
XYZ13.74, 6.75, 47.03
Decimal6037178
Web safe#6633cc
Pantone266 C
Pantone266 CHex#5c1ebaRgb92 30 186Cmyk51 84 0 27Lab31 59 -70Darker#1f0a3fDeep#3e147dLighter#8147d8

Shades of medium blue

Tints of medium blue

Colors that go with medium blue

Medium blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 51, 84, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5c1eba on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
51 84 0 27
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
51 81 4 33
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 #5c1eba straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5c1eba; }
.text { color: #5c1eba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c1eba; }

How medium blue looks on light and dark

Medium blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5c1eba against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.94:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.35:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5c1eba 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 #5c1eba 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 #5c1eba 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 #5c1eba 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.