Dark blue

#030ea7

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

This is Dark blue, a vivid blue at 236 degrees. 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 #030ea7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#030ea7

RGB3, 14, 167

HSL236, 96%, 33%

HSV236, 98%, 65%

CMYK98%, 92%, 0%, 35%

Lab20.53, 53.8, -76.31

XYZ7.17, 3.12, 36.78

Decimal200359

Web safe#000099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of dark blue

#030d99 #030c8c #020b7e #020970 #020863 #020755 #010647 #010539 #01042c #01031e

Tints of dark blue

#0411c7 #0413e6 #1020fb #303dfb #4f5bfc #6f78fc #8f96fd #aeb3fe #ced1fe #edefff

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#a79c03 Analogous#0360a7 Analogous#4a03a7 Triadic#a7030e Triadic#0ea703 Split complementary#a74a03 Split complementary#60a703

Dark 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 98, 92, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #030ea7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

98 92 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

94 89 4 41

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 #030ea7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #030ea7; }
.text { color: #030ea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030ea7; }

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 #030ea7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #030ea7 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 #030ea7 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 #030ea7 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

The figures for #030ea7 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.