Shades of Dark Blue
Named dark blue shades with their HEX codes, a light-to-dark scale, and real dark blue paint colours across 16 brands. Tap any shade to open its full colour page.
There are dozens of shades of dark blue — from light tints to deep, dark tones. This page lists named dark blue shades with their HEX codes (e.g. Dark Blue is #16306B), a light-to-dark scale, and real dark blue paint colours across 16 brands.
A generated tint-to-shade ramp of dark blue. Tap a band to copy its hex.
Our color tools run on our own catalogue of 26,000+ real paint colors across 16 brands — Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux, RAL and more — with the color math (HSL and CIELAB matching) computed in-house, not scraped from summaries. Every color you pick maps to a real, buyable paint with its code, so what you see here you can actually take to the store. We review and update these tools and their data regularly.
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What are the shades of dark blue?+
Shades of dark blue range from pale, light tints to deep, dark tones. Below are 336 named dark blue colours with their HEX codes, plus a light-to-dark scale and matching real paints.
What is the HEX code for dark blue?+
A representative dark blue is #16306B. There's no single code — dark blue spans a range of hues; see the named shades above for each one's exact HEX.
What are the names of dark blue shades?+
Popular dark blue shades include named colours like the ones listed above — each with its exact HEX code, so you can copy and use it in design or match it to paint.
Can I get dark blue paint?+
Yes — the paint matches above show real dark blue paint colours across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more) with their codes, so you can buy the exact shade.