Dark blue

#090c1d

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

This is Dark blue, a soft blue at 231 degrees. Near navy blues this dark carry authority in print. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #090c1d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#090c1d

RGB9, 12, 29

HSL231, 53%, 7%

HSV231, 69%, 11%

CMYK69%, 59%, 0%, 89%

Lab3.7, 3.13, -10.75

XYZ0.47, 0.41, 1.22

Decimal592925

Web safe#000033

Pantone2767 C

Shades of dark blue

#090c1c #090c1c #080b1b #080b1b #080b1a #080b1a #080a19 #080a18 #070a18 #070a17

Tints of dark blue

#141a40 #1f2962 #293785 #3445a8 #4457c5 #6776d0 #8996db #acb5e5 #cfd4f0 #f1f3fb

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#1d1a09 Analogous#09161d Analogous#10091d Triadic#1d090c Triadic#0c1d09 Split complementary#1d1009 Split complementary#161d09

Dark blue in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 69, 59, 0, 89.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #090c1d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

69 59 0 89

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 58 4 95

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 #090c1d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #090c1d; }
.text { color: #090c1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #090c1d; }

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 #090c1d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #090c1d 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 #090c1d 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 #090c1d 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

The figures for #090c1d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.