Dark blue

#131c2a

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 moody. 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 #131c2a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#131c2a

RGB19, 28, 42

HSL217, 38%, 12%

HSV217, 55%, 16%

CMYK55%, 33%, 0%, 84%

Lab10.08, 0.75, -10.74

XYZ1.1, 1.14, 2.35

Decimal1252394

Web safe#003333

Pantone2767 C

Shades of dark blue

#121b28 #111926 #101824 #0f1622 #0e1520 #0d141d #0c121b #0b1119 #0a0f17 #0a0e15

Tints of dark blue

#203048 #2e4465 #3b5783 #496ba1 #5e81b6 #7c98c4 #9aafd1 #b7c7df #d5deec #f3f5f9

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#2a2113 Analogous#13282a Analogous#15132a Triadic#2a131c Triadic#1c2a13 Split complementary#2a1513 Split complementary#282a13

Dark blue in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 55, 33, 0, 84.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #131c2a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

55 33 0 84

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

55 34 4 90

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 #131c2a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #131c2a; }
.text { color: #131c2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #131c2a; }

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 #131c2a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #131c2a 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 #131c2a 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 #131c2a 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

Here is how the numbers for #131c2a are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.