Deep blue

#175583

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 206 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 #175583, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#175583

RGB23, 85, 131

HSL206, 70%, 30%

HSV206, 82%, 51%

CMYK82%, 35%, 0%, 49%

Lab34.64, -1.92, -31.24

XYZ7.7, 8.32, 22.67

Decimal1529219

Web safe#006699

Pantone647 C

Shades of deep blue

#154e79 #13476e #114164 #103a59 #0e334f #0c2c44 #0a253a #081f2f #061825 #05111a

Tints of deep blue

#1c68a0 #217abd #268dd9 #439cde #60abe3 #7dbae8 #9acaed #b6d9f2 #d3e8f7 #f0f7fc

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#834517 Analogous#17837b Analogous#171f83 Triadic#831755 Triadic#558317 Split complementary#83171f Split complementary#837b17

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 82, 35, 0, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #175583 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

82 35 0 49

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 36 4 55

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 #175583 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #175583; }
.text { color: #175583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175583; }

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 #175583 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #175583 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 #175583 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 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 #175583 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 #175583 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.