Dark blue

#12455a

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

Dark blue is a dark blue that reads anchoring. 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 #12455a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#12455a
RGB18, 69, 90
HSL198, 67%, 21%
HSV198, 80%, 35%
CMYK80%, 23%, 0%, 65%
Lab27.08, -8.61, -17.26
XYZ4.22, 5.12, 10.44
Decimal1197402
Web safe#003366
Pantone548 C
Pantone548 CHex#12455aRgb18 69 90Cmyk80 23 0 65Lab27 -9 -17Darker#0a2733Lighter#247090

Shades of dark blue

Tints of dark blue

Colors that go with dark blue

Dark blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 80, 23, 0, 65.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #12455a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
80 23 0 65
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
78 25 4 71
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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark blue in css

Copy #12455a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #12455a; }
.text { color: #12455a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12455a; }

How dark blue looks on light and dark

Dark blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #12455a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
10.37:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.02:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #12455a 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 #12455a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #12455a and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #12455a 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.