Deep blue

#156889

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

Deep blue is a deep blue that reads weighty. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Deep blue color values

Every conversion for #156889, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#156889

RGB21, 104, 137

HSL197, 73%, 31%

HSV197, 85%, 54%

CMYK85%, 24%, 0%, 46%

Lab41.0, -11.44, -24.91

XYZ9.77, 11.87, 25.44

Decimal1403017

Web safe#006699

Pantone308 C

Shades of deep blue

#13607e #125773 #104f68 #0e465d #0d3e52 #0b3647 #092d3c #072531 #061d26 #04141b

Tints of deep blue

#197ea6 #1e94c3 #25a9de #42b4e2 #5fc0e6 #7ccbeb #99d7ef #b6e2f4 #d3edf8 #f0f9fd

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#893615 Analogous#158970 Analogous#152e89 Triadic#891568 Triadic#688915 Split complementary#89152e Split complementary#897015

Deep blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 85, 24, 0, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #156889 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 24 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 26 4 52

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Deep blue in css

Copy #156889 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #156889; }
.text { color: #156889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #156889; }

How deep blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Deep blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #156889 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #156889 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #156889 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around deep blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn deep blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #156889 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 deep blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #156889 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.