Dark blue

#03111c

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

Dark blue sits in the blue band, dark and vivid. Near navy blues this dark carry authority in print. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #03111c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#03111c

RGB3, 17, 28

HSL206, 81%, 6%

HSV206, 89%, 11%

CMYK89%, 39%, 0%, 89%

Lab4.55, -1.29, -8.73

XYZ0.45, 0.5, 1.17

Decimal200988

Web safe#000033

Pantone5395 C

Shades of dark blue

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Tints of dark blue

#072a46 #0c446f #105d99 #1576c3 #1f8fe7 #48a4eb #72b8f0 #9ccdf4 #c5e2f9 #eff7fd

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#1c0e03 Analogous#031c1a Analogous#03051c Triadic#1c0311 Triadic#111c03 Split complementary#1c0304 Split complementary#1c1a03

Dark blue in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 89, 39, 0, 89.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #03111c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 39 0 89

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 40 4 95

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark blue in css

Copy #03111c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #03111c; }
.text { color: #03111c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03111c; }

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 #03111c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #03111c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #03111c 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #03111c 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

Every value on this page for #03111c is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.