Deep blue

#4e5366

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 228 degrees. 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 #4e5366, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e5366

RGB78, 83, 102

HSL228, 13%, 35%

HSV228, 24%, 40%

CMYK24%, 19%, 0%, 60%

Lab35.53, 2.65, -11.64

XYZ8.63, 8.77, 13.81

Decimal5133158

Web safe#666666

Pantone533 C

Shades of deep blue

#484c5e #414555 #3b3e4d #343744 #2e313c #272a33 #21232b #1a1c22 #14151a #0d0e11

Tints of deep blue

#5c6178 #697089 #798099 #8b90a6 #9ca1b4 #aeb2c1 #c0c3cf #d2d4dc #e3e5ea #f5f5f7

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#66614e Analogous#4e5f66 Analogous#554e66 Triadic#664e53 Triadic#53664e Split complementary#66554e Split complementary#5f664e

Deep blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 24, 19, 0, 60.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e5366 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 19 0 60

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 21 4 66

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 #4e5366 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e5366; }
.text { color: #4e5366; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5366; }

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 #4e5366 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e5366 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 #4e5366 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 #4e5366 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

The figures for #4e5366 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.