Deep blue

#3c3c4e

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

Deep blue sits in the blue band, deep and muted. 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 #3c3c4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3c3c4e
RGB60, 60, 78
HSL240, 13%, 27%
HSV240, 23%, 31%
CMYK23%, 23%, 0%, 69%
Lab25.99, 4.53, -10.91
XYZ4.85, 4.74, 7.87
Decimal3947598
Web safe#333366
Pantone532 C
Pantone532 CHex#3c3c4eRgb60 60 78Cmyk23 23 0 69Lab26 5 -11Darker#1b1b23Deep#2c2c3aLighter#5c5c75

Shades of deep blue

Tints of deep blue

Colors that go with deep blue

Deep blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 23, 23, 0, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3c3c4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
23 23 0 69
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
25 25 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 #3c3c4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3c3c4e; }
.text { color: #3c3c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3c4e; }

How deep blue looks on light and dark

Deep blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3c3c4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
10.78:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.95:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3c3c4e 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 #3c3c4e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #3c3c4e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #3c3c4e 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.