Dark blue

#140ea2

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #140ea2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#140ea2

RGB20, 14, 162

HSL242, 84%, 35%

HSV242, 91%, 64%

CMYK88%, 91%, 0%, 36%

Lab20.33, 52.67, -73.59

XYZ6.97, 3.07, 34.41

Decimal1314466

Web safe#000099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of dark blue

#120d95 #110c87 #0f0b7a #0d096c #0c085f #0a0752 #080644 #070537 #05042a #03021c

Tints of dark blue

#1811bf #1b13dc #2b23ec #4740ee #635df1 #7f7af4 #9b97f6 #b7b4f9 #d3d1fb #efeffe

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#9ca20e Analogous#0e52a2 Analogous#5e0ea2 Triadic#a2140e Triadic#0ea214 Split complementary#a25e0e Split complementary#52a20e

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, 91, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #140ea2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

88 91 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

85 88 4 42

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 #140ea2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #140ea2; }
.text { color: #140ea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #140ea2; }

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 #140ea2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #140ea2 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 #140ea2 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 #140ea2 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

Every value on this page for #140ea2 is computed, not guessed. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.