Deep blue

#1b497d

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

Deep blue sits in the blue band, deep and strong. 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 #1b497d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1b497d

RGB27, 73, 125

HSL212, 64%, 30%

HSV212, 78%, 49%

CMYK78%, 42%, 0%, 51%

Lab30.59, 4.03, -33.94

XYZ6.54, 6.48, 20.31

Decimal1788285

Web safe#333366

Pantone541 C

Shades of deep blue

#194373 #173d69 #15385f #123255 #102c4b #0e2641 #0c2037 #0a1a2d #081523 #050f19

Tints of deep blue

#215999 #276ab5 #2d7ad1 #488cd8 #649dde #80afe4 #9cc1ea #b8d2f0 #d4e4f6 #f0f6fc

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#7d4f1b Analogous#1b7a7d Analogous#1e1b7d Triadic#7d1b49 Triadic#497d1b Split complementary#7d1e1b Split complementary#7a7d1b

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 78, 42, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1b497d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

78 42 0 51

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

76 43 4 57

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 #1b497d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1b497d; }
.text { color: #1b497d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b497d; }

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 #1b497d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1b497d 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 #1b497d 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 #1b497d 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

The figures for #1b497d 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.