Dark blue

#000c8c

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

Dark blue is a deep blue that reads serious. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #000c8c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#000c8c
RGB0, 12, 140
HSL235, 100%, 27%
HSV235, 100%, 55%
CMYK100%, 91%, 0%, 45%
Lab16.29, 46.48, -66.75
XYZ4.87, 2.16, 24.97
Decimal3212
Web safe#000099
Pantone2738 C
Pantone2738 CHex#000c8cRgb0 12 140Cmyk100 91 0 45Lab16 46 -67Darker#00053dDeep#000966Lighter#0b1bc9

Shades of dark blue

Tints of dark blue

Colors that go with dark blue

Dark 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 100, 91, 0, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #000c8c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
100 91 0 45
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
96 88 4 51
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.

Dark blue in css

Copy #000c8c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #000c8c; }
.text { color: #000c8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000c8c; }

How dark blue looks on light and dark

Dark blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #000c8c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
14.67:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.43:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #000c8c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #000c8c 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 dark 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 dark blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #000c8c and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #000c8c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.