Dark blue

#034d68

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #034d68, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#034d68
RGB3, 77, 104
HSL196, 94%, 21%
HSV196, 97%, 41%
CMYK97%, 26%, 0%, 59%
Lab30.22, -9.54, -21.36
XYZ5.19, 6.33, 14.04
Decimal216424
Web safe#006666
Pantone302 C
Pantone302 CHex#034d68Rgb3 77 104Cmyk97 26 0 59Lab30 -10 -21Darker#022c3bLighter#0d7ca5

Shades of dark blue

Tints of dark blue

Colors that go with dark blue

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 97, 26, 0, 59.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #034d68 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
97 26 0 59
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
93 28 4 65
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark blue in css

Copy #034d68 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #034d68; }
.text { color: #034d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #034d68; }

How dark blue looks on light and dark

Dark blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #034d68 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
9.27:1
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 #034d68 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 #034d68 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 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 #034d68 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #034d68 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.