Dark blue

#36129f

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

Dark blue is a deep purple with a rich cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark blue color values

Every conversion for #36129f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#36129f

RGB54, 18, 159

HSL255, 80%, 35%

HSV255, 89%, 62%

CMYK66%, 89%, 0%, 38%

Lab22.72, 52.17, -67.71

XYZ8.0, 3.72, 33.1

Decimal3543711

Web safe#330099

Pantone2738 C

Shades of dark blue

#321192 #2d0f85 #290e78 #240c6a #200b5d #1b0950 #170843 #120636 #0e0529 #09031b

Tints of dark blue

#4015bb #4918d8 #5929e7 #6f45ea #8561ed #9b7ef0 #b19af4 #c7b6f7 #ddd3fa #f3effd

Colors that go with dark blue

Complementary#7b9f12 Analogous#12349f Analogous#7c129f Triadic#9f3612 Triadic#129f36 Split complementary#9f7d12 Split complementary#349f12

Dark blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 66, 89, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #36129f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

66 89 0 38

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

65 86 4 44

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark blue in css

Copy #36129f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #36129f; }
.text { color: #36129f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36129f; }

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 #36129f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #36129f 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 #36129f 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 #36129f 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #36129f 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.