Deep blue

#4b4a56

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

Deep blue is a deep blue that reads serious. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Deep blue color values

Every conversion for #4b4a56, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b4a56
RGB75, 74, 86
HSL245, 8%, 31%
HSV245, 14%, 34%
CMYK13%, 14%, 0%, 66%
Lab31.96, 3.18, -6.94
XYZ7.03, 7.07, 9.8
Decimal4934230
Web safe#333366
Pantone532 C
Pantone532 CHex#4b4a56Rgb75 74 86Cmyk13 14 0 66Lab32 3 -7Darker#1d1c21Deep#302f37Lighter#6d6c7c

Shades of deep blue

Tints of deep blue

Colors that go with deep blue

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 13, 14, 0, 66.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b4a56 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
13 14 0 66
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
16 17 4 72
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 #4b4a56 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b4a56; }
.text { color: #4b4a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4a56; }

How deep blue looks on light and dark

Deep blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4b4a56 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.70:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.41:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b4a56 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 #4b4a56 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 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 #4b4a56 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #4b4a56 are worked out. 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.