Dark slate blue

#103c8e

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

Dark slate blue is a deep blue that reads weighty. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #103c8e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#103c8e

RGB16, 60, 142

HSL219, 80%, 31%

HSV219, 89%, 56%

CMYK89%, 58%, 0%, 44%

Lab27.56, 18.92, -49.39

XYZ6.71, 5.29, 26.26

Decimal1064078

Web safe#003399

Pantone287 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#0f3783 #0d3277 #0c2d6c #0b2960 #0a2455 #081f49 #071a3e #061532 #041027 #030c1c

Tints of dark slate blue

#1349ac #1755ca #1d63e6 #3b78e9 #598cec #77a1f0 #95b6f3 #b3caf6 #d1dffa #eff4fd

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#8e6210 Analogous#107b8e Analogous#23108e Triadic#8e103c Triadic#3c8e10 Split complementary#8e2310 Split complementary#7b8e10

Dark slate blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 89, 58, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #103c8e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 58 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 57 4 50

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 #103c8e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #103c8e; }
.text { color: #103c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #103c8e; }

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 #103c8e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #103c8e 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 #103c8e 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 #103c8e 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

The figures for #103c8e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.