Deep blue

#596186

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

This is Deep blue, a muted blue at 229 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 #596186, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#596186

RGB89, 97, 134

HSL229, 20%, 44%

HSV229, 34%, 53%

CMYK34%, 28%, 0%, 47%

Lab41.84, 6.31, -21.56

XYZ12.7, 12.39, 24.28

Decimal5857670

Web safe#666699

Pantone660 C

Shades of deep blue

#51597a #4a506f #424863 #3a4058 #33374c #2b2f41 #232635 #1c1e2a #14161e #0c0d12

Tints of deep blue

#646d96 #737ba2 #838aad #939ab7 #a3a9c2 #b4b8cd #c4c7d8 #d4d6e2 #e4e6ed #f4f5f8

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#867e59 Analogous#597786 Analogous#685986 Triadic#865961 Triadic#618659 Split complementary#866859 Split complementary#778659

Deep blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 34, 28, 0, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #596186 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

34 28 0 47

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

35 30 4 53

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 #596186 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #596186; }
.text { color: #596186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596186; }

How deep blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Deep blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #596186 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #596186 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 #596186 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 #596186 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #596186 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.