Blue color

Medium Blue #0000CD

#0000CD · rgb(0, 0, 205)

Medium Blue is the color #0000CD. In RGB it is rgb(0, 0, 205) — 0% red, 0% green and 80% blue. Its CMYK breakdown is 100% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black, and in HSL it sits at 240° hue, 100% saturation and 40% lightness. Medium Blue is one of the 140 standard CSS / HTML color names, so color: medium-blue works in CSS. The closest web-safe color is #0000CC.

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Medium Blue color codes

Hex#0000CD

RGBrgb(0, 0, 205)

RGB %0%, 0%, 80%

HSLhsl(240, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 100%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(38% 0.266 264)

Closest web-safe#0000CC

Medium Blue color meaning

Medium Blue is a bold and energetic blue — a cool color at 40% lightness and 100% saturation. Like other blues, it is linked with trust, calm and dependability. It is the most widely liked color, which is why banks, tech companies and healthcare brands lean on it.

Because it is bold and energetic, medium blue works best for logos, buttons, highlights, sports kit and anything that should grab attention. It is dark enough to use for text on a white page (11.2:1 contrast).

What colors go with Medium Blue?

Medium Blue pairs well with Yellow Green, Denim, Grape and Linen: Yellow Green sits close to its opposite on the color wheel for strong contrast, Denim and Grape are neighbors that keep a scheme calm, and Linen gives the eye somewhere to rest.

Build a full scheme around medium blue in the color matcher, blend it with another color in the color mixer, or copy ready-made HTML and CSS from the HTML color picker.

Medium Blue at a glance

Color family	Blue · cool, bold and energetic
CSS color name	Yes — `mediumblue` works in CSS
As text on white	11.16:1 — passes WCAG AAA
Best text on it	White (11.16:1)
For print (CMYK)	100% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow, 20% black
Full screen	Open the medium blue screen — fill your display or download it in 4K

Contrast

Contrast ratio of Medium Blue against white and black text (WCAG 2.1 needs 4.5:1 for body text).

White text — 11.16:1 Black text — 1.88:1

Shades, tints & tones

Shades — toward black

Tints — toward white

Tones — toward gray

Color harmonies

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Medium Blue color FAQ

What is the hex code for Medium Blue?

Medium Blue is #0000CD, which is rgb(0, 0, 205) and hsl(240, 100%, 40%). For print it is roughly C100 M100 Y0 K20.

What colors go with Medium Blue?

Medium Blue pairs well with Yellow Green, Denim, Grape, Linen. Yellow Green gives the strongest contrast, being close to its complementary color. Neutrals such as Linen also work well alongside it.

Is Medium Blue a warm or cool color?

Medium Blue is a cool color: its hue is 240°, on the green, blue and violet side of the color wheel.

What text color looks best on Medium Blue?

White text, with a contrast ratio of 11.2:1, which meets WCAG AA for normal text. Medium Blue itself is also readable as text on white (11.2:1).