Medium blue

#2f2bb3

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

Medium blue is a deep blue that reads weighty. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Medium blue color values

Every conversion for #2f2bb3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2f2bb3

RGB47, 43, 179

HSL242, 61%, 44%

HSV242, 76%, 70%

CMYK74%, 76%, 0%, 30%

Lab28.35, 46.25, -70.49

XYZ10.17, 5.59, 43.19

Decimal3091379

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of medium blue

#2b27a4 #272494 #232085 #1f1c75 #1b1866 #171556 #131147 #0f0d38 #0b0a28 #060619

Tints of medium blue

#3530c9 #4742d2 #5c58d7 #716edc #8684e1 #9c99e7 #b1afec #c6c5f1 #dcdbf6 #f1f1fc

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#afb32b Analogous#2b6bb3 Analogous#732bb3 Triadic#b32f2b Triadic#2bb32f Split complementary#b3732b Split complementary#6bb32b

Medium blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 74, 76, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2f2bb3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 76 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 74 4 36

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 #2f2bb3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2f2bb3; }
.text { color: #2f2bb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f2bb3; }

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 #2f2bb3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2f2bb3 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 #2f2bb3 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 #2f2bb3 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

Here is how the numbers for #2f2bb3 are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.