Dark blue

#34219a

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 serious. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #34219a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#34219a
RGB52, 33, 154
HSL249, 65%, 37%
HSV249, 79%, 60%
CMYK66%, 79%, 0%, 40%
Lab24.16, 44.09, -62.27
XYZ7.79, 4.15, 30.96
Decimal3416474
Web safe#333399
Pantone2746 C
Pantone2746 CHex#34219aRgb52 33 154Cmyk66 79 0 40Lab24 44 -62Darker#110b32Deep#20145fLighter#4f38ca

Shades of dark blue

Tints of dark blue

Colors that go with dark blue

Dark blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 66, 79, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #34219a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
66 79 0 40
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
65 77 4 46
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 #34219a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #34219a; }
.text { color: #34219a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34219a; }

How dark blue looks on light and dark

Dark blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #34219a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
11.47:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.83:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #34219a 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 #34219a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #34219a and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #34219a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.