Deep blue

#234f94

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Deep blue color values

Every conversion for #234f94, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#234f94

RGB35, 79, 148

HSL217, 62%, 36%

HSV217, 76%, 58%

CMYK76%, 47%, 0%, 42%

Lab34.16, 10.27, -42.36

XYZ8.83, 8.09, 29.11

Decimal2314132

Web safe#336699

Pantone653 C

Shades of deep blue

#204888 #1d427b #1a3b6f #173563 #142e56 #12284a #0f213e #0c1a31 #091425 #060d19

Tints of deep blue

#295cad #2f6ac6 #427ad2 #5b8bd8 #749dde #8dafe4 #a6c0ea #bfd2f0 #d8e3f6 #f1f5fc

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#946823 Analogous#238794 Analogous#302394 Triadic#94234f Triadic#4f9423 Split complementary#943023 Split complementary#879423

Deep blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 76, 47, 0, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #234f94 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

76 47 0 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

74 47 4 48

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.

Deep blue in css

Copy #234f94 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #234f94; }
.text { color: #234f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #234f94; }

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 #234f94 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #234f94 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #234f94 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn deep blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #234f94 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #234f94 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.