Deep blue

#154780

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 strong. 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 #154780, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#154780

RGB21, 71, 128

HSL212, 72%, 29%

HSV212, 84%, 50%

CMYK84%, 45%, 0%, 50%

Lab29.97, 5.88, -36.81

XYZ6.46, 6.22, 21.28

Decimal1394560

Web safe#003399

Pantone541 C

Shades of deep blue

#134176 #123c6c #103661 #0e3057 #0d2b4d #0b2543 #092039 #081a2f #061424 #040f1a

Tints of deep blue

#1a579d #1f68bb #2478d8 #3f8adf #5c9ce4 #7aaee9 #97c0ee #b5d2f3 #d2e4f8 #f0f6fc

Colors that go with deep blue

Complementary#804e15 Analogous#157c80 Analogous#191580 Triadic#801547 Triadic#478015 Split complementary#801815 Split complementary#7d8015

Deep blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 84, 45, 0, 50.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #154780 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

84 45 0 50

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

81 45 4 56

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 #154780 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #154780; }
.text { color: #154780; }
.border { border: 2px solid #154780; }

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 #154780 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #154780 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 #154780 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 #154780 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 #154780 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.