Dark blue

#14121b

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 253 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 #14121b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#14121b

RGB20, 18, 27

HSL253, 20%, 9%

HSV253, 33%, 11%

CMYK26%, 33%, 0%, 89%

Lab5.97, 3.07, -5.72

XYZ0.7, 0.66, 1.13

Decimal1315355

Web safe#000033

Pantone2767 C

Shades of dark blue

#13111a #131119 #121018 #111018 #110f17 #100f16 #100e15 #0f0d14 #0e0d13 #0e0c12

Tints of dark blue

#282436 #3c3651 #50486b #635a86 #796e9e #9289b0 #aba4c2 #c3bfd4 #dcd9e6 #f5f4f8

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#191b12 Analogous#12141b Analogous#19121b Triadic#1b1412 Triadic#121b14 Split complementary#1b1912 Split complementary#141b12

Dark blue in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 26, 33, 0, 89.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #14121b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 33 0 89

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 34 4 95

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 #14121b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #14121b; }
.text { color: #14121b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #14121b; }

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 #14121b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #14121b 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 #14121b 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 #14121b 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 #14121b 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.