Deep blue

#166284

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

This is Deep blue, a strong blue at 199 degrees. 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 #166284, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#166284
RGB22, 98, 132
HSL199, 71%, 30%
HSV199, 83%, 52%
CMYK83%, 26%, 0%, 48%
Lab38.85, -9.68, -25.23
XYZ8.86, 10.57, 23.4
Decimal1467012
Web safe#006699
Pantone308 C
Pantone308 CHex#166284Rgb22 98 132Cmyk83 26 0 48Lab39 -10 -25Darker#092734Deep#0f4157Lighter#288cb9

Shades of deep blue

Tints of deep blue

Colors that go with deep blue

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 83, 26, 0, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #166284 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
83 26 0 48
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
80 28 4 54
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.

Deep blue in css

Copy #166284 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #166284; }
.text { color: #166284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #166284; }

How deep blue looks on light and dark

Deep blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #166284 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.74:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.11:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #166284 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #166284 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 deep 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 deep blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #166284 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from deep blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #166284 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.