Deep blue

#3d577f

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

This is Deep blue, a soft blue at 216 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Deep blue color values

Every conversion for #3d577f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3d577f

RGB61, 87, 127

HSL216, 35%, 37%

HSV216, 52%, 50%

CMYK52%, 31%, 0%, 50%

Lab36.63, 2.4, -25.53

XYZ9.16, 9.34, 21.4

Decimal4020095

Web safe#336666

Pantone653 C

Shades of deep blue

#385074 #33486a #2e415f #293a54 #23334a #1e2b3f #192435 #141d2a #0f151f #0a0e15

Tints of deep blue

#476594 #5173a8 #6383b4 #7893be #8ca4c8 #a1b4d2 #b5c4dc #cad5e5 #dee5ef #f3f5f9

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#7f653d Analogous#3d787f Analogous#443d7f Triadic#7f3d57 Triadic#577f3d Split complementary#7f443d Split complementary#787f3d

Deep 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 52, 31, 0, 50.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3d577f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

52 31 0 50

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

52 33 4 56

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 #3d577f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3d577f; }
.text { color: #3d577f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d577f; }

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 #3d577f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3d577f 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 #3d577f 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 #3d577f 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 #3d577f are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.