Deep blue

#245366

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

This is Deep blue, a soft blue at 197 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 #245366, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#245366

RGB36, 83, 102

HSL197, 48%, 27%

HSV197, 65%, 40%

CMYK65%, 19%, 0%, 60%

Lab32.96, -9.57, -15.78

XYZ6.22, 7.52, 13.69

Decimal2380646

Web safe#336666

Pantone3025 C

Shades of deep blue

#214d5e #1e4656 #1c404e #193946 #16333e #132c36 #10262e #0e1f26 #0b191f #081217

Tints of deep blue

#2d6880 #367e9a #4093b5 #55a3c3 #6fb1cc #89bfd5 #a3cedf #bddce8 #d8eaf1 #f2f8fa

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#663724 Analogous#246658 Analogous#243266 Triadic#662453 Triadic#536624 Split complementary#662432 Split complementary#665824

Deep blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 65, 19, 0, 60.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #245366 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 19 0 60

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 21 4 66

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 #245366 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #245366; }
.text { color: #245366; }
.border { border: 2px solid #245366; }

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 #245366 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #245366 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 #245366 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 #245366 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 #245366 are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.