Deep blue

#2f3e4e

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 211 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 #2f3e4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2f3e4e

RGB47, 62, 78

HSL211, 25%, 25%

HSV211, 40%, 31%

CMYK40%, 21%, 0%, 69%

Lab25.56, -1.4, -11.65

XYZ4.27, 4.6, 7.87

Decimal3096142

Web safe#333366

Pantone532 C

Shades of deep blue

#2b3948 #283542 #24303c #212b36 #1d2731 #1a222b #161d25 #13191f #0f1419 #0c0f13

Tints of deep blue

#3d5065 #4b627c #587593 #6a87a5 #8199b3 #98acc1 #afbecf #c6d1dd #dde3ea #f4f6f8

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#4e3f2f Analogous#2f4d4e Analogous#302f4e Triadic#4e2f3e Triadic#3e4e2f Split complementary#4e302f Split complementary#4e4e2f

Deep blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 40, 21, 0, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2f3e4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 21 0 69

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 23 4 75

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Deep blue in css

Copy #2f3e4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2f3e4e; }
.text { color: #2f3e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f3e4e; }

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 #2f3e4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2f3e4e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2f3e4e 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn deep blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2f3e4e 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 #2f3e4e is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.