Deep blue

#033f99

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 #033f99, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#033f99

RGB3, 63, 153

HSL216, 96%, 31%

HSV216, 98%, 60%

CMYK98%, 59%, 0%, 40%

Lab29.09, 20.71, -53.64

XYZ7.56, 5.87, 30.87

Decimal212889

Web safe#003399

Pantone287 C

Shades of deep blue

#033a8d #033580 #023074 #022b68 #02265c #02214f #011c43 #011637 #01112a #010c1e

Tints of deep blue

#044dba #045adb #0768fa #287cfb #4990fb #6aa4fc #8bb8fd #acccfd #cde0fe #edf4ff

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#995d03 Analogous#038a99 Analogous#120399 Triadic#99033f Triadic#3f9903 Split complementary#991203 Split complementary#8a9903

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, 59, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #033f99 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

98 59 0 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

94 58 4 46

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 #033f99 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #033f99; }
.text { color: #033f99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #033f99; }

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 #033f99 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #033f99 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 #033f99 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 #033f99 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #033f99 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.