Deep blue

#2c3a4e

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 serious. 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 #2c3a4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2c3a4e

RGB44, 58, 78

HSL215, 28%, 24%

HSV215, 44%, 31%

CMYK44%, 26%, 0%, 69%

Lab24.04, 0.28, -14.01

XYZ3.93, 4.11, 7.79

Decimal2898510

Web safe#333366

Pantone533 C

Shades of deep blue

#293648 #253142 #222d3c #1f2937 #1c2431 #18202b #151c25 #12171f #0e1319 #0b0f14

Tints of deep blue

#394c66 #475d7d #546f95 #6681a8 #7d95b6 #95a8c3 #adbbd1 #c4cfde #dce2eb #f4f6f9

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#4e402c Analogous#2c4b4e Analogous#2f2c4e Triadic#4e2c3a Triadic#3a4e2c Split complementary#4e2f2c Split complementary#4b4e2c

Deep blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 44, 26, 0, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2c3a4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

44 26 0 69

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

44 28 4 75

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 #2c3a4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2c3a4e; }
.text { color: #2c3a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c3a4e; }

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 #2c3a4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2c3a4e 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 #2c3a4e 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 #2c3a4e 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 #2c3a4e are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.