Deep blue

#322b4b

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

Deep blue sits in the blue band, deep and muted. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Deep blue color values

Every conversion for #322b4b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#322b4b

RGB50, 43, 75

HSL253, 27%, 23%

HSV253, 43%, 29%

CMYK33%, 43%, 0%, 71%

Lab19.7, 11.68, -18.72

XYZ3.45, 2.91, 7.04

Decimal3287883

Web safe#333333

Pantone276 C

Shades of deep blue

#2e2845 #27213a #1f1b2f #181524 #14121f #110e19 #0d0b13

Tints of deep blue

#423963 #52467b #625492 #7365a7 #897db4 #9e95c2 #b4acd0 #cac4dd #dfdceb #f5f4f8

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#444b2b Analogous#2b344b Analogous#422b4b Triadic#4b322b Triadic#2b4b32 Split complementary#4b422b Split complementary#344b2b

Deep blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 33, 43, 0, 71.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #322b4b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 43 0 71

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 44 4 77

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 #322b4b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #322b4b; }
.text { color: #322b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322b4b; }

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 #322b4b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #322b4b 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 #322b4b 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 #322b4b 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #322b4b are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.