Dark blue

#001ca2

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 rich. 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 #001ca2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#001ca2
RGB0, 28, 162
HSL230, 100%, 32%
HSV230, 100%, 64%
CMYK100%, 83%, 0%, 36%
Lab21.72, 46.35, -71.28
XYZ6.94, 3.44, 34.48
Decimal7330
Web safe#003399
Pantone2738 C
Pantone2738 CHex#001ca2Rgb0 28 162Cmyk100 83 0 36Lab22 46 -71Darker#000b3dDeep#001266Lighter#0c30de

Shades of dark blue

Tints of dark blue

Colors that go with dark blue

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, 83, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #001ca2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
100 83 0 36
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
96 80 4 42
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 #001ca2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #001ca2; }
.text { color: #001ca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001ca2; }

How dark blue looks on light and dark

Dark blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #001ca2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
12.44:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.69:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #001ca2 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 #001ca2 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 #001ca2 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

Here is how the numbers for #001ca2 are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.