Dark blue

#21252d

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, dark and muted. Near navy blues this dark carry authority in print. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #21252d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#21252d

RGB33, 37, 45

HSL220, 15%, 15%

HSV220, 27%, 18%

CMYK27%, 18%, 0%, 82%

Lab14.6, 0.44, -5.88

XYZ1.76, 1.84, 2.74

Decimal2172205

Web safe#333333

Pantone532 C

Shades of dark blue

#1f232a #1d2128 #1b1e25 #191c22 #171a1f #15181d #13151a #111317 #0f1114 #0d0f12

Tints of dark blue

#333945 #444c5d #566075 #67748d #7d89a0 #959fb1 #adb4c3 #c5cad4 #dde0e6 #f5f6f7

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#2d2921 Analogous#212b2d Analogous#23212d Triadic#2d2125 Triadic#252d21 Split complementary#2d2321 Split complementary#2b2d21

Dark blue in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 27, 18, 0, 82.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #21252d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 18 0 82

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 21 4 88

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark blue in css

Copy #21252d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #21252d; }
.text { color: #21252d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21252d; }

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 #21252d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #21252d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #21252d 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #21252d 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 #21252d come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.