Medium Blue

#0000CD

Medium Blue #0000CD

Shades of Medium Blue

#0000CC

#0000B5

#00009E

#000088

#000071

#00005A

#000044

#00002D

#000016

#000000

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Tints of Medium Blue

#0000CC

#1717D1

#2F2FD7

#4949DD

#6464E2

#8181E8

#9E9EED

#BDBDF3

#DDDDF9

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Medium Blue

#0000CC

#0B0BC0

#1616B5

#2121AA

#2D2D9E

#383893

#444487

#4F4F7C

#5A5A71

#666666

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What color is Medium Blue

Medium Blue is a light bright shade of Blue. It belongs to the color family Blue, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Medium Blue is a cool color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Medium Blue

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Medium Blue is #0000CD.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Medium Blue has 0%% Red, 0% Green, and 80% Blue.
Medium Blue has 240° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 80% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Medium Blue has 240° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 40% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Medium Blue has 100% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow, and 20% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#0000CD

RGB

(0, 0, 205)

(0%, 0%, 80%)

HSV

(240°, 100, 80)

(66%, 100%, 80%)

HSL

(240°, 100, 40)

(66%, 100%, 40%)

CMYK

(100, 100, 0, 20)

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

How does Medium Blue contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Medium Blue is 4%, which is low.
Medium Blue has a higher contrast with white than black. Medium Blue and black have a 1.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability. Medium Blue and white have a 11.2:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

4%

insufficient (1.9)

AAA (11.2)

Example Black

Example White

Example Black

Example White

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What colors go with Medium Blue

Summer

#0000CD

#A55E72

#9A9AEA

#D7D48C

#E2E2EE

Winter

#0000CD

#996DEA

#AAAAEC

#E8DBEE

#E8E8EE

Spring

#0000CD

#2D8E5C

#48CC3E

#DDDDEE

#ACF3A9

Analogous

#0000CD

#7382BC

#ACACEE

#DDE1EE

#E4E4EE

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How to mix Medium Blue paint

To mix Medium Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 80% Blue, 20% Black, as shown below.

Yellow

0%

Red

0%

Green

0%

Blue

80%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

20%

White

0%

To mix Medium Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 40% Cyan, 40% Magenta, 20% Black, as shown below.

Cyan

40%

Magenta

40%

Yellow

0%

Black

20%

White

0%

What colors are similar to Medium Blue

Colors similar to Medium Blue are: Cobalt Blue, Zaffre, Earth Blue, Strong Blue, and Rich Blue. Cobalt Blue is more cyan than Medium Blue. Zaffre is more cyan than Medium Blue. Strong Blue is lighter than Medium Blue. Rich Blue is more cyan and lighter than Medium Blue.

Cobalt Blue

#0020C2

more cyan

Zaffre

#0014A8

more cyan

Earth Blue

#0000A0

Strong Blue

#0C06F7

lighter

Rich Blue

#021BF9

more cyan,

lighter