Deep blue

#004271

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

Deep blue sits in the blue band, deep and vivid. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Deep blue color values

Every conversion for #004271, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#004271

RGB0, 66, 113

HSL205, 100%, 22%

HSV205, 100%, 44%

CMYK100%, 42%, 0%, 56%

Lab26.99, 1.17, -32.18

XYZ4.93, 5.09, 16.35

Decimal17009

Web safe#003366

Pantone2955 C

Shades of deep blue

#003d69 #003861 #003458 #002f50 #002a48 #002540 #002037 #001b2f #001727 #00121f

Tints of deep blue

#005897 #006ebd #0084e3 #0a99ff #30a9ff #55b8ff #7bc8ff #a1d8ff #c7e8ff #edf8ff

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#712f00 Analogous#007168 Analogous#000a71 Triadic#710042 Triadic#427100 Split complementary#710009 Split complementary#716700

Deep 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, 42, 0, 56.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #004271 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 42 0 56

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 43 4 62

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Deep blue in css

Copy #004271 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #004271; }
.text { color: #004271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004271; }

How deep blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Deep blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #004271 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #004271 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #004271 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around deep 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 deep blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #004271 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 deep blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #004271 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. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.