Dark blue

#2f1690

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

This is Dark blue, a strong blue at 252 degrees. 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 #2f1690, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2f1690

RGB47, 22, 144

HSL252, 73%, 33%

HSV252, 85%, 56%

CMYK67%, 85%, 0%, 44%

Lab20.8, 45.79, -61.68

XYZ6.49, 3.19, 26.66

Decimal3085968

Web safe#330099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of dark blue

#2b1484 #271279 #23116d #200f61 #1c0d55 #180b4a #14093e #100832 #0c0626 #09041b

Tints of dark blue

#381aac #411fc9 #4f29de #6646e3 #7d62e7 #957eeb #ac9bf0 #c3b7f4 #dbd3f8 #f2f0fd

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#779016 Analogous#163a90 Analogous#6c1690 Triadic#902f16 Triadic#16902f Split complementary#906c16 Split complementary#3a9016

Dark blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 67, 85, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2f1690 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

67 85 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

66 82 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark blue in css

Copy #2f1690 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2f1690; }
.text { color: #2f1690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f1690; }

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 #2f1690 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2f1690 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2f1690 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2f1690 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 #2f1690 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.