Dark blue

#221e3a

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 soft. 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 #221e3a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#221e3a

RGB34, 30, 58

HSL249, 32%, 17%

HSV249, 48%, 23%

CMYK41%, 48%, 0%, 77%

Lab13.07, 10.1, -17.49

XYZ1.89, 1.57, 4.21

Decimal2235962

Web safe#333333

Pantone276 C

Shades of dark blue

#201c36 #1e1a32 #1b182f #19162b #171427 #151223 #121020 #100e1c #0e0c18 #0c0a14

Tints of dark blue

#322c55 #413a6f #51478a #6055a5 #786eb4 #9189c2 #aaa3d0 #c2bedd #dbd9eb #f4f3f9

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#363a1e Analogous#1e283a Analogous#301e3a Triadic#3a221e Triadic#1e3a22 Split complementary#3a301e Split complementary#283a1e

Dark blue in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 41, 48, 0, 77.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #221e3a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 48 0 77

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 48 4 83

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 #221e3a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #221e3a; }
.text { color: #221e3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #221e3a; }

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 #221e3a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #221e3a 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 #221e3a 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 #221e3a 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

Every value on this page for #221e3a is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.