Deep blue

#59596a

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

This is Deep blue, a grey blue at 240 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 #59596a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#59596a

RGB89, 89, 106

HSL240, 9%, 38%

HSV240, 16%, 42%

CMYK16%, 16%, 0%, 58%

Lab38.39, 3.88, -9.7

XYZ10.29, 10.31, 15.08

Decimal5855594

Web safe#666666

Pantone5275 C

Shades of deep blue

#515161 #4a4a58 #42424f #3b3b46 #33333d #2c2c34 #24242b #1d1d23 #15151a #0e0e11

Tints of deep blue

#67677a #74748a #848498 #9494a5 #a5a5b3 #b5b5c1 #c5c5ce #d5d5dc #e5e5e9 #f5f5f7

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#6a6a59 Analogous#59626a Analogous#62596a Triadic#6a5959 Triadic#596a59 Split complementary#6a6259 Split complementary#626a59

Deep blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 16, 16, 0, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #59596a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 16 0 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 19 4 64

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 #59596a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #59596a; }
.text { color: #59596a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59596a; }

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 #59596a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #59596a 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 #59596a 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 #59596a 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

Here is how the numbers for #59596a 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.