Deep blue

#214278

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 217 degrees. 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 #214278, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#214278

RGB33, 66, 120

HSL217, 57%, 30%

HSV217, 73%, 47%

CMYK73%, 45%, 0%, 53%

Lab28.32, 7.69, -34.43

XYZ5.97, 5.58, 18.53

Decimal2179704

Web safe#333366

Pantone294 C

Shades of deep blue

#1e3d6e #1c3765 #19325b #162d52 #142848 #11223e #0f1d35 #0c182b #091222 #070d18

Tints of deep blue

#285193 #305fad #376ec8 #5181cf #6c94d7 #87a8de #a1bbe5 #bcceed #d6e2f4 #f1f5fb

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#785721 Analogous#216d78 Analogous#2c2178 Triadic#782142 Triadic#427821 Split complementary#782b21 Split complementary#6e7821

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 72, 45, 0, 53.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #214278 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

73 45 0 53

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

71 45 4 59

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 #214278 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #214278; }
.text { color: #214278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #214278; }

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 #214278 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #214278 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 #214278 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 #214278 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 #214278 is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.