Dark blue

#1f00a1

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

Dark blue is a deep blue that reads serious. 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 #1f00a1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1f00a1

RGB31, 0, 161

HSL252, 100%, 32%

HSV252, 100%, 63%

CMYK81%, 100%, 0%, 37%

Lab19.49, 56.58, -74.36

XYZ7.0, 2.86, 33.9

Decimal2031777

Web safe#330099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of dark blue

#1c0094 #1a0087 #17007a #15006d #120060 #100053 #0d0046 #0b0039 #08002c #06001f

Tints of dark blue

#2500c2 #2c00e3 #3505ff #5026ff #6b48ff #8669ff #a08aff #bbabff #d6ccff #f1edff

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#82a100 Analogous#0031a1 Analogous#7000a1 Triadic#a11f00 Triadic#00a11f Split complementary#a16f00 Split complementary#31a100

Dark blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 81, 100, 0, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1f00a1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

81 100 0 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

79 96 4 43

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 #1f00a1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1f00a1; }
.text { color: #1f00a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f00a1; }

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 #1f00a1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1f00a1 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 #1f00a1 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 #1f00a1 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

Here is how the numbers for #1f00a1 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.