Deep blue

#023f80

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 #023f80, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#023f80

RGB2, 63, 128

HSL211, 97%, 25%

HSV211, 98%, 50%

CMYK98%, 51%, 0%, 50%

Lab27.09, 9.96, -41.46

XYZ5.7, 5.13, 21.11

Decimal147328

Web safe#003399

Pantone294 C

Shades of deep blue

#023a76 #02356c #023163 #012c59 #01274f #012245 #011d3b #011832 #011428 #000f1e

Tints of deep blue

#0351a4 #0362c7 #0474eb #1786fb #3b98fc #5fabfc #82befd #a6d0fe #cae3fe #edf6ff

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#804302 Analogous#027e80 Analogous#040280 Triadic#80023f Triadic#3f8002 Split complementary#800402 Split complementary#7e8002

Deep 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 98, 51, 0, 50.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #023f80 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

98 51 0 50

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

94 51 4 56

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.

Deep blue in css

Copy #023f80 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #023f80; }
.text { color: #023f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #023f80; }

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 #023f80 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #023f80 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 #023f80 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 #023f80 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 #023f80 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.