Deep blue

#55637f

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. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Deep blue color values

Every conversion for #55637f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#55637f

RGB85, 99, 127

HSL220, 20%, 42%

HSV220, 33%, 50%

CMYK33%, 22%, 0%, 50%

Lab41.83, 1.86, -17.37

XYZ12.04, 12.39, 21.84

Decimal5596031

Web safe#666666

Pantone660 C

Shades of deep blue

#4e5b74 #465269 #3f4a5e #384154 #313949 #29303e #222833 #1b1f28 #14171d #0c0e12

Tints of deep blue

#607090 #6e7e9e #7f8da9 #909cb4 #a0abc0 #b1bacb #c2c9d6 #d3d8e1 #e4e7ed #f4f5f8

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#7f7155 Analogous#55787f Analogous#5c557f Triadic#7f5563 Triadic#637f55 Split complementary#7f5c55 Split complementary#787f55

Deep blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 33, 22, 0, 50.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #55637f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 22 0 50

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 24 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 #55637f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #55637f; }
.text { color: #55637f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55637f; }

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 #55637f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #55637f 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 #55637f 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 #55637f 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

Every value on this page for #55637f is computed, not guessed. 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.