Deep blue

#044993

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

This is Deep blue, a vivid blue at 211 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Deep blue color values

Every conversion for #044993, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#044993

RGB4, 73, 147

HSL211, 95%, 30%

HSV211, 97%, 58%

CMYK97%, 50%, 0%, 42%

Lab31.57, 11.29, -45.96

XYZ7.7, 6.9, 28.53

Decimal280979

Web safe#003399

Pantone294 C

Shades of deep blue

#044387 #033d7c #033870 #033264 #022c58 #02264d #022041 #011a35 #01152a #010f1e

Tints of deep blue

#0559b4 #066ad5 #077af7 #268cf9 #489efa #69affb #8ac1fc #abd3fd #cce4fe #eef6ff

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#934e04 Analogous#049193 Analogous#060493 Triadic#930449 Triadic#499304 Split complementary#930604 Split complementary#919304

Deep 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, 50, 0, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #044993 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

97 50 0 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

93 50 4 48

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 #044993 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #044993; }
.text { color: #044993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #044993; }

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 #044993 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #044993 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 #044993 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 #044993 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 #044993 are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.