Dark blue

#233149

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

This is Dark blue, a soft blue at 218 degrees. Near navy blues this dark carry authority in print. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #233149, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#233149

RGB35, 49, 73

HSL218, 35%, 21%

HSV218, 52%, 29%

CMYK52%, 33%, 0%, 71%

Lab20.18, 1.95, -16.7

XYZ2.99, 3.03, 6.73

Decimal2306377

Web safe#333333

Pantone533 C

Shades of dark blue

#1e2a3f #192334 #141c2a #111824 #0c111a #0a0e15

Tints of dark blue

#2f4263 #3c547d #486597 #5777af #718cbb #8ba1c7 #a5b6d4 #bfcbe0 #d9e0ed #f3f5f9

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#493b23 Analogous#234449 Analogous#282349 Triadic#492331 Triadic#314923 Split complementary#492823 Split complementary#444923

Dark 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 52, 33, 0, 71.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #233149 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 33 0 71

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 34 4 77

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.

Dark blue in css

Copy #233149 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #233149; }
.text { color: #233149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #233149; }

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 #233149 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #233149 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 #233149 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 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 #233149 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 #233149 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.