Dark blue

#00476a

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

Dark blue is a dark blue that reads anchoring. Near navy blues this dark carry authority in print. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #00476a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#00476a

RGB0, 71, 106

HSL200, 100%, 21%

HSV200, 100%, 42%

CMYK100%, 33%, 0%, 58%

Lab28.24, -5.17, -25.74

XYZ4.85, 5.55, 14.45

Decimal18282

Web safe#003366

Pantone302 C

Shades of dark blue

#004262 #003d5b #003853 #00334c #002e44 #00293d #002435 #001f2e #001a26 #00141f

Tints of dark blue

#006191 #007bb7 #0095de #05adff #2cb9ff #53c6ff #79d3ff #a0e0ff #c7ecff #edf9ff

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#6a2300 Analogous#006a58 Analogous#00126a Triadic#6a0047 Triadic#476a00 Split complementary#6a0012 Split complementary#6a5800

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, 33, 0, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #00476a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

100 33 0 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

96 34 4 64

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.

Dark blue in css

Copy #00476a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #00476a; }
.text { color: #00476a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00476a; }

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 #00476a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #00476a 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 #00476a 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 #00476a 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

Here is how the numbers for #00476a are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.