Dark blue

#100b86

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, deep and vivid. 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 #100b86, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#100b86

RGB16, 11, 134

HSL242, 85%, 28%

HSV242, 92%, 53%

CMYK88%, 92%, 0%, 47%

Lab15.85, 45.39, -63.69

XYZ4.64, 2.07, 22.71

Decimal1051526

Web safe#000099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of dark blue

#0f0a7b #0d0971 #0c0866 #0b085c #0a0751 #080647 #07053c #060431 #050327 #03021c

Tints of dark blue

#140ea6 #1810c6 #1b13e6 #362eee #554ef0 #746ef3 #928ef6 #b1aef8 #d0cefb #efeffe

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#81860b Analogous#0b4386 Analogous#4e0b86 Triadic#86100b Triadic#0b8610 Split complementary#864e0b Split complementary#43860b

Dark blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 88, 92, 0, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #100b86 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

88 92 0 47

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

85 89 4 53

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 #100b86 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #100b86; }
.text { color: #100b86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100b86; }

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 #100b86 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #100b86 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 #100b86 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 #100b86 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 #100b86 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.