Deep blue

#236a86

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

Deep blue color values

Every conversion for #236a86, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#236a86

RGB35, 106, 134

HSL197, 59%, 33%

HSV197, 74%, 53%

CMYK74%, 21%, 0%, 47%

Lab41.82, -12.02, -21.8

XYZ10.15, 12.39, 24.41

Decimal2321030

Web safe#336699

Pantone634 C

Shades of deep blue

#20617b #1d5970 #1a5065 #18475a #153f4f #123644 #0f2d39 #0c252e #091c23 #061318

Tints of deep blue

#2a7ea0 #3093b9 #3da4cc #57b0d3 #71bcda #8ac8e1 #a4d4e7 #bee0ee #d7ecf5 #f1f8fb

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#863f23 Analogous#238671 Analogous#233886 Triadic#86236a Triadic#6a8623 Split complementary#862338 Split complementary#867123

Deep blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 74, 21, 0, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #236a86 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 21 0 47

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 23 4 53

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 #236a86 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #236a86; }
.text { color: #236a86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #236a86; }

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 #236a86 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #236a86 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 #236a86 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 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 #236a86 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

Here is how the numbers for #236a86 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.