Dark blue

#080b8d

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

This is Dark blue, a vivid blue at 239 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #080b8d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#080b8d

RGB8, 11, 141

HSL239, 89%, 29%

HSV239, 94%, 55%

CMYK94%, 92%, 0%, 45%

Lab16.57, 47.29, -66.9

XYZ5.03, 2.21, 25.36

Decimal527245

Web safe#000099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of dark blue

#070a82 #070977 #06086b #050860 #050755 #04064a #04053f #030433 #020328 #02021d

Tints of dark blue

#0a0ead #0c10ce #0e13ee #2b30f3 #4c50f5 #6c6ff7 #8d8ff9 #adaffa #cecffc #eeeefe

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#8d8a08 Analogous#084d8d Analogous#48088d Triadic#8d080b Triadic#0b8d08 Split complementary#8d4808 Split complementary#4d8d08

Dark 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 94, 92, 0, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #080b8d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

94 92 0 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

90 89 4 51

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.

Dark blue in css

Copy #080b8d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #080b8d; }
.text { color: #080b8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #080b8d; }

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 #080b8d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #080b8d 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 #080b8d 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 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 #080b8d 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

Here is how the numbers for #080b8d are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.