Dark blue

#35179c

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, deep and strong. 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 #35179c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#35179c

RGB53, 23, 156

HSL254, 74%, 35%

HSV254, 85%, 61%

CMYK66%, 85%, 0%, 39%

Lab22.9, 49.4, -65.59

XYZ7.78, 3.77, 31.77

Decimal3479452

Web safe#330099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of dark blue

#31158f #2c1382 #281175 #230f68 #1f0d5b #1b0c4e #160a41 #120835 #0d0628 #09041b

Tints of dark blue

#3e1bb7 #481fd3 #5830e1 #6e4ce5 #8467e9 #9a82ed #b09ef1 #c6b9f5 #dcd4f9 #f2effd

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#7e9c17 Analogous#173c9c Analogous#78179c Triadic#9c3517 Triadic#179c35 Split complementary#9c7817 Split complementary#3b9c17

Dark blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 66, 85, 0, 39.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #35179c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 85 0 39

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 82 4 45

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 #35179c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #35179c; }
.text { color: #35179c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35179c; }

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 #35179c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #35179c 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 #35179c 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 #35179c 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 #35179c are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.