Dark blue

#0e242f

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

Dark blue sits in the blue band, dark and soft. 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 #0e242f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#0e242f

RGB14, 36, 47

HSL200, 54%, 12%

HSV200, 70%, 18%

CMYK70%, 23%, 0%, 82%

Lab12.99, -4.6, -9.89

XYZ1.33, 1.56, 2.92

Decimal926767

Web safe#003333

Pantone5395 C

Shades of dark blue

#0d222d #0d202a #0c1f28 #0b1d26 #0b1b23 #0a1921 #09171f #08161c #08141a #071218

Tints of dark blue

#183d50 #225771 #2c7093 #368ab4 #4b9fc9 #6cb1d3 #8ec3dd #afd4e7 #d0e6f1 #f1f8fb

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#2f190e Analogous#0e2f2a Analogous#0e142f Triadic#2f0e24 Triadic#242f0e Split complementary#2f0e14 Split complementary#2f2a0e

Dark blue in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 70, 23, 0, 82.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #0e242f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 23 0 82

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 25 4 88

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 #0e242f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #0e242f; }
.text { color: #0e242f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e242f; }

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 #0e242f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #0e242f 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 #0e242f 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 #0e242f 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #0e242f are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.