Dark slate blue

#073dba

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 222 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 #073dba, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#073dba

RGB7, 61, 186

HSL222, 93%, 38%

HSV222, 96%, 73%

CMYK96%, 67%, 0%, 27%

Lab31.64, 35.46, -69.26

XYZ10.62, 6.93, 47.23

Decimal474554

Web safe#0033cc

Pantone286 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#0638aa #06339b #052e8b #05287b #04236c #031e5c #03194c #02143d #020f2d #010a1d

Tints of dark slate blue

#0846d7 #0950f4 #2464f7 #4178f8 #5e8cf9 #7aa1fa #97b5fb #b4cafc #d1defd #eef3fe

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#ba8407 Analogous#0796ba Analogous#2a07ba Triadic#ba073d Triadic#3dba07 Split complementary#ba2a07 Split complementary#97ba07

Dark slate blue in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 96, 67, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #073dba on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

96 67 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

92 66 4 33

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 #073dba straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #073dba; }
.text { color: #073dba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #073dba; }

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 #073dba against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #073dba 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 #073dba 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 #073dba 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #073dba is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.