Dark blue

#001598

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

This is Dark blue, a vivid blue at 232 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #001598, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#001598

RGB0, 21, 152

HSL232, 100%, 30%

HSV232, 100%, 60%

CMYK100%, 86%, 0%, 40%

Lab19.24, 46.48, -69.29

XYZ5.94, 2.8, 29.93

Decimal5528

Web safe#000099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of dark blue

#00138c #001280 #001074 #000e67 #000d5b #000b4f #000943 #000837 #00062b #00041f

Tints of dark blue

#001aba #001edc #0023fe #2140ff #435dff #657aff #8798ff #a9b5ff #cbd2ff #edf0ff

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#988300 Analogous#006198 Analogous#370098 Triadic#980015 Triadic#159800 Split complementary#983700 Split complementary#619800

Dark blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 100, 86, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #001598 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 86 0 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 83 4 46

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 #001598 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #001598; }
.text { color: #001598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001598; }

How dark blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #001598 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #001598 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 #001598 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #001598 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 dark blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #001598 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. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.