Dark blue
#2a2f3e
Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.
Dark blue is a dark blue that reads anchoring. Near navy blues this dark carry authority in print. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.
Dark blue color values
Every conversion for #2a2f3e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.
Shades of dark blue
Tints of dark blue
Colors that go with dark blue
Dark blue in print
It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 32, 24, 0, 76.
The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2a2f3e on both.
This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.
See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.
Dark blue in css
Copy #2a2f3e straight into your stylesheet.
.background { background-color: #2a2f3e; }
.text { color: #2a2f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a2f3e; }How dark blue looks on light and dark
Dark blue and accessibility
Contrast ratios for #2a2f3e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.
Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2a2f3e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.
Dark blue on a business card, sticker and pattern
A quick look at how #2a2f3e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.
Building a full palette around dark blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.
Turn dark blue into a seamless pattern
Four patterns built from #2a2f3e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.
Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark blue, free and print ready.
Open in pattern makerHow we calculate these values
Here is how the numbers for #2a2f3e are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.
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