Deep blue

#224d6d

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

Deep blue is a deep blue that reads weighty. 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 #224d6d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#224d6d
RGB34, 77, 109
HSL206, 52%, 28%
HSV206, 69%, 43%
CMYK69%, 29%, 0%, 57%
Lab31.24, -3.7, -22.88
XYZ6.07, 6.75, 15.45
Decimal2248045
Web safe#336666
Pantone647 C
Pantone647 CHex#224d6dRgb34 77 109Cmyk69 29 0 57Lab31 -4 -23Darker#0f212fDeep#18374eLighter#39739e

Shades of deep blue

Tints of deep blue

Colors that go with deep blue

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 69, 29, 0, 57.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #224d6d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
69 29 0 57
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
67 31 4 63
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 #224d6d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #224d6d; }
.text { color: #224d6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224d6d; }

How deep blue looks on light and dark

Deep blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #224d6d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.93:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.35:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #224d6d 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 #224d6d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #224d6d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from deep blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #224d6d is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.