Dark blue

#151033

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, dark and soft. 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 #151033, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#151033
RGB21, 16, 51
HSL249, 52%, 13%
HSV249, 69%, 20%
CMYK59%, 69%, 0%, 80%
Lab6.95, 13.92, -22.3
XYZ1.09, 0.77, 3.22
Decimal1380403
Web safe#000033
Pantone276 C
Pantone276 CHex#151033Rgb21 16 51Cmyk59 69 0 80Lab7 14 -22Lighter#2e2566

Shades of dark blue

#130e2d#100d28#0e0b22#0c091d#0a0717

Tints of dark blue

#221a53#302474#3d2e94#4a39b4#6150c8#7e70d2#9b90dc#b8b1e6#d6d1f1#f3f1fb

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#2e3310Analogous#101c33Analogous#271033Triadic#331510Triadic#103315Split complementary#332710Split complementary#1c3310

Dark blue in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 59, 69, 0, 80.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #151033 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
59 69 0 80
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
58 67 4 86
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 #151033 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #151033; }
.text { color: #151033; }
.border { border: 2px solid #151033; }

How dark blue looks on light and dark

Dark blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #151033 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
18.20:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.15:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #151033 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 #151033 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 #151033 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #151033 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. 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.