Dark blue

#34323b

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

Dark blue sits in the blue band, dark and grey. Near navy blues this dark carry authority in print. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #34323b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#34323b

RGB52, 50, 59

HSL253, 8%, 21%

HSV253, 15%, 23%

CMYK12%, 15%, 0%, 77%

Lab21.31, 3.06, -5.35

XYZ3.35, 3.33, 4.6

Decimal3420731

Web safe#333333

Pantone532 C

Shades of dark blue

#2d2b33 #25242a #1e1c22 #1a191d #121215

Tints of dark blue

#464450 #595564 #6b6779 #7d798d #918e9f #a6a2b1 #bab7c2 #ceccd4 #e2e1e5 #f6f5f7

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#393b32 Analogous#32353b Analogous#39323b Triadic#3b3432 Triadic#323b34 Split complementary#3b3932 Split complementary#353b32

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 12, 15, 0, 77.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #34323b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 15 0 77

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 18 4 83

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 #34323b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #34323b; }
.text { color: #34323b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34323b; }

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 #34323b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #34323b 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 #34323b 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 #34323b 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 #34323b 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.