Medium blue

#3a00a7

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

Medium blue is a deep purple with a rich cast. 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 #3a00a7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3a00a7

RGB58, 0, 167

HSL261, 100%, 33%

HSV261, 100%, 65%

CMYK65%, 100%, 0%, 35%

Lab22.62, 59.05, -72.75

XYZ8.72, 3.69, 36.81

Decimal3801255

Web safe#330099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of medium blue

#350099 #31008c #2c007e #270070 #220063 #1e0055 #190048 #14003a #0f002c #0b001f

Tints of medium blue

#4500c8 #5100e8 #5f0aff #742aff #894bff #9e6bff #b48cff #c9acff #decdff #f3edff

Colors that go with medium blue

Complementary#6da700 Analogous#001aa7 Analogous#8d00a7 Triadic#a73a00 Triadic#00a73a Split complementary#a78d00 Split complementary#1aa700

Medium blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 65, 100, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3a00a7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 100 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 96 4 41

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

Medium blue in css

Copy #3a00a7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3a00a7; }
.text { color: #3a00a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a00a7; }

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 #3a00a7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3a00a7 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 #3a00a7 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 #3a00a7 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 #3a00a7 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.