Deep blue

#174fa5

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Deep blue color values

Every conversion for #174fa5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#174fa5

RGB23, 79, 165

HSL216, 76%, 37%

HSV216, 86%, 65%

CMYK86%, 52%, 0%, 35%

Lab34.98, 15.81, -51.3

XYZ9.94, 8.49, 36.71

Decimal1527717

Web safe#006699

Pantone293 C

Shades of deep blue

#154897 #134289 #113b7c #0f356e #0d2e60 #0b2752 #0a2144 #081a36 #061329 #040d1b

Tints of deep blue

#1b5cc0 #1e69da #3479e3 #4f8be6 #6a9cea #85aeee #9fc0f2 #bad1f5 #d5e3f9 #eff5fd

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#a56d17 Analogous#1796a5 Analogous#2617a5 Triadic#a5174f Triadic#4fa517 Split complementary#a52617 Split complementary#96a517

Deep 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 86, 52, 0, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #174fa5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 52 0 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

83 52 4 41

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 #174fa5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #174fa5; }
.text { color: #174fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174fa5; }

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 #174fa5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #174fa5 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 #174fa5 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 #174fa5 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

Here is how the numbers for #174fa5 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.