Dark blue

#042a4e

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

Dark blue is a dark blue that reads moody. 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 #042a4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#042a4e

RGB4, 42, 78

HSL209, 90%, 16%

HSV209, 95%, 31%

CMYK95%, 46%, 0%, 69%

Lab16.66, 2.86, -25.75

XYZ2.25, 2.23, 7.52

Decimal272974

Web safe#003366

Pantone289 C

Shades of dark blue

#042749 #032544 #03223f #031f3a #031d36 #021a31 #02182c #021527 #021222 #01101d

Tints of dark blue

#063f75 #08549c #0a69c3 #0c7eea #2b92f4 #52a6f6 #79baf8 #a0cefa #c7e2fc #eef6fe

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#4e2804 Analogous#044e4d Analogous#04054e Triadic#4e042a Triadic#2a4e04 Split complementary#4e0405 Split complementary#4e4d04

Dark blue in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 95, 46, 0, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #042a4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

95 46 0 69

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

91 46 4 75

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 #042a4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #042a4e; }
.text { color: #042a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #042a4e; }

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 #042a4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #042a4e 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 #042a4e 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 #042a4e 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 #042a4e is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.