Dark slate blue

#073393

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

This is Dark slate blue, a vivid blue at 221 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #073393, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#073393

RGB7, 51, 147

HSL221, 91%, 30%

HSV221, 95%, 58%

CMYK95%, 65%, 0%, 42%

Lab25.32, 26.77, -56.14

XYZ6.54, 4.52, 28.13

Decimal471955

Web safe#003399

Pantone287 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#062f87 #062b7b #052770 #052364 #041f58 #041a4c #031641 #031235 #020e29 #010a1d

Tints of dark slate blue

#093eb3 #0a49d4 #0c55f3 #2c6bf5 #4d82f7 #6d99f8 #8daffa #adc6fb #cedcfd #eef3fe

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#936707 Analogous#077993 Analogous#210793 Triadic#930733 Triadic#339307 Split complementary#932107 Split complementary#799307

Dark slate blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 95, 65, 0, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #073393 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

95 65 0 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

91 64 4 48

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark slate blue in css

Copy #073393 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #073393; }
.text { color: #073393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #073393; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #073393 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #073393 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #073393 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark slate blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #073393 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 dark slate blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #073393 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.