Deep blue

#525967

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

This is Deep blue, a grey blue at 220 degrees. 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 #525967, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#525967

RGB82, 89, 103

HSL220, 11%, 36%

HSV220, 20%, 40%

CMYK20%, 14%, 0%, 60%

Lab37.69, 0.6, -8.96

XYZ9.5, 9.92, 14.25

Decimal5396839

Web safe#666666

Pantone445 C

Shades of deep blue

#4b525e #444a56 #3d434d #373b45 #30343c #292c33 #22252b #1b1e22 #14161a #0e0f11

Tints of deep blue

#606878 #6d7789 #7d8698 #8e96a5 #a0a6b3 #b1b6c1 #c2c6ce #d3d6dc #e4e6e9 #f5f6f7

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#676052 Analogous#526467 Analogous#565267 Triadic#675259 Triadic#596752 Split complementary#675652 Split complementary#646752

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 20, 14, 0, 60.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #525967 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 14 0 60

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 17 4 66

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 #525967 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #525967; }
.text { color: #525967; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525967; }

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 #525967 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #525967 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 #525967 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 #525967 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 #525967 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.