Dark blue

#121118

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

This is Dark blue, a muted blue at 249 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 #121118, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#121118

RGB18, 17, 24

HSL249, 17%, 8%

HSV249, 29%, 9%

CMYK25%, 29%, 0%, 91%

Lab5.38, 2.0, -4.27

XYZ0.61, 0.6, 0.95

Decimal1184024

Web safe#000000

Pantone426 C

Shades of dark blue

#121117 #111017 #111016 #100f16 #100f15 #0f0e14 #0f0e14 #0e0e13 #0e0d13 #0d0d12

Tints of dark blue

#262432 #3a364d #4d4967 #615c82 #76719a #908bad #a9a5bf #c2c0d2 #dcdae5 #f5f5f8

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#171811 Analogous#111318 Analogous#161118 Triadic#181211 Triadic#111812 Split complementary#181611 Split complementary#131811

Dark blue in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 25, 29, 0, 91.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #121118 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 29 0 91

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 31 4 97

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 #121118 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #121118; }
.text { color: #121118; }
.border { border: 2px solid #121118; }

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 #121118 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #121118 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 #121118 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 #121118 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 #121118 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. 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.