Deep blue

#06426e

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 205 degrees. 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 #06426e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#06426e
RGB6, 66, 110
HSL205, 90%, 23%
HSV205, 95%, 43%
CMYK95%, 40%, 0%, 57%
Lab26.91, 0.35, -30.39
XYZ4.84, 5.06, 15.47
Decimal410222
Web safe#003366
Pantone2955 C
Pantone2955 CHex#06426eRgb6 66 110Cmyk95 40 0 57Lab27 0 -30Darker#03233aDeep#053a61Lighter#1269a9

Shades of deep blue

Tints of deep blue

Colors that go with deep blue

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 95, 40, 0, 57.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #06426e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
95 40 0 57
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
91 41 4 63
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.

Deep blue in css

Copy #06426e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #06426e; }
.text { color: #06426e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #06426e; }

How deep blue looks on light and dark

Deep blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #06426e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
10.44:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.01:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #06426e 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 #06426e 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 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 #06426e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #06426e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.