Dark blue

#282940

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

Dark blue is a dark blue that reads anchoring. Near navy blues this dark carry authority in print. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #282940, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#282940

RGB40, 41, 64

HSL238, 23%, 20%

HSV238, 38%, 25%

CMYK38%, 36%, 0%, 75%

Lab17.49, 6.16, -14.71

XYZ2.59, 2.41, 5.18

Decimal2632000

Web safe#333333

Pantone2767 C

Shades of dark blue

#222337 #1d1d2e #1a1b29 #141520 #0f0f17

Tints of dark blue

#373858 #464870 #555788 #65679f #7d7fad #9496bc #acaecb #c4c5da #dcdde9 #f4f4f8

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#403f28 Analogous#283540 Analogous#332840 Triadic#402829 Triadic#294028 Split complementary#403328 Split complementary#354028

Dark blue in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 38, 36, 0, 75.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #282940 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 36 0 75

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 37 4 81

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 #282940 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #282940; }
.text { color: #282940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282940; }

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 #282940 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #282940 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 #282940 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 #282940 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

Here is how the numbers for #282940 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.