Deep blue

#02468e

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

Deep blue is a deep blue that reads weighty. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Deep blue color values

Every conversion for #02468e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#02468e
RGB2, 70, 142
HSL211, 97%, 28%
HSV211, 99%, 56%
CMYK99%, 51%, 0%, 44%
Lab30.27, 11.12, -45.0
XYZ7.1, 6.35, 26.44
Decimal149134
Web safe#003399
Pantone294 C
Pantone294 CHex#02468eRgb2 70 142Cmyk99 51 0 44Lab30 11 -45Darker#011e3cDeep#013265Lighter#0d69ca

Shades of deep blue

Tints of deep blue

Colors that go with deep blue

Deep blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 99, 51, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #02468e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
99 51 0 44
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
95 51 4 50
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 #02468e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #02468e; }
.text { color: #02468e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #02468e; }

How deep blue looks on light and dark

Deep blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #02468e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
9.25:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.27:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #02468e 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 #02468e 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 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 #02468e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from deep blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #02468e is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.