Dark blue

#230286

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

This is Dark blue, a vivid purple at 255 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #230286, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#230286
RGB35, 2, 134
HSL255, 97%, 27%
HSV255, 99%, 53%
CMYK74%, 99%, 0%, 47%
Lab16.11, 49.15, -63.22
XYZ5.02, 2.12, 22.7
Decimal2294406
Web safe#330099
Pantone2738 C
Pantone2738 CHex#230286Rgb35 2 134Cmyk74 99 0 47Lab16 49 -63Darker#10013cDeep#1a0165Lighter#3a0dc2

Shades of dark blue

Tints of dark blue

Colors that go with dark blue

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 74, 99, 0, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #230286 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
74 99 0 47
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
72 95 4 53
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 #230286 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #230286; }
.text { color: #230286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #230286; }

How dark blue looks on light and dark

Dark blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #230286 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
14.74:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.42:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #230286 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 #230286 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 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 #230286 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #230286 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.