Dark blue

#2d128e

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

Dark blue is a deep blue that reads weighty. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #2d128e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2d128e

RGB45, 18, 142

HSL253, 78%, 31%

HSV253, 87%, 56%

CMYK68%, 87%, 0%, 44%

Lab19.82, 46.69, -62.06

XYZ6.18, 2.94, 25.83

Decimal2953870

Web safe#330099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of dark blue

#291183 #260f77 #220e6c #1e0c60 #1b0b55 #170949 #14083e #100632 #0c0527 #09031b

Tints of dark blue

#3616ab #4019c9 #4b21e3 #633ee7 #7b5cea #9379ee #ab97f2 #c2b4f6 #dad2f9 #f2effd

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#738e12 Analogous#12358e Analogous#6b128e Triadic#8e2d12 Triadic#128e2d Split complementary#8e6b12 Split complementary#358e12

Dark blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 68, 87, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2d128e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

68 87 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

67 84 4 50

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #2d128e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2d128e; }
.text { color: #2d128e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d128e; }

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 #2d128e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2d128e 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 #2d128e 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 #2d128e 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 #2d128e 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.