Dark slate blue

#153ebf

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 226 degrees. 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 #153ebf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#153ebf

RGB21, 62, 191

HSL226, 80%, 42%

HSV226, 89%, 75%

CMYK89%, 68%, 0%, 25%

Lab32.63, 37.24, -70.57

XYZ11.44, 7.37, 50.11

Decimal1392319

Web safe#0033cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#1339af #11339e #102e8e #0e297e #0c236d #0a1e5d #08194d #07143c #050e2c #03091c

Tints of dark slate blue

#1846d8 #2554e7 #3e68ea #577bed #718fef #8aa3f2 #a3b7f5 #bccbf8 #d6dffa #eff2fd

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#bf9615 Analogous#1593bf Analogous#4115bf Triadic#bf153e Triadic#3ebf15 Split complementary#bf4115 Split complementary#93bf15

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 89, 68, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #153ebf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

89 68 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

86 67 4 31

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 #153ebf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #153ebf; }
.text { color: #153ebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153ebf; }

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 #153ebf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #153ebf 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 #153ebf 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 #153ebf 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

Here is how the numbers for #153ebf are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.