Dark blue

#19078b

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, deep and vivid. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #19078b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#19078b

RGB25, 7, 139

HSL248, 90%, 29%

HSV248, 95%, 55%

CMYK82%, 95%, 0%, 45%

Lab16.62, 48.46, -65.55

XYZ5.14, 2.22, 24.58

Decimal1640331

Web safe#000099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of dark blue

#170680 #150675 #13056a #11055f #0f0454 #0d0449 #0b033e #090333 #070228 #05011d

Tints of dark blue

#1f09ac #250acd #2b0cee #4428f4 #6149f6 #7d6af8 #9a8bf9 #b7acfb #d4cdfc #f0eefe

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#798b07 Analogous#07378b Analogous#5b078b Triadic#8b1907 Triadic#078b19 Split complementary#8b5b07 Split complementary#378b07

Dark blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 82, 95, 0, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #19078b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

82 95 0 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 91 4 51

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark blue in css

Copy #19078b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #19078b; }
.text { color: #19078b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #19078b; }

How dark blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #19078b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #19078b 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 #19078b sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #19078b 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 dark blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #19078b come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.