Dark slate blue

#174bbd

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 serious. 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 #174bbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#174bbd

RGB23, 75, 189

HSL221, 78%, 42%

HSV221, 88%, 74%

CMYK88%, 60%, 0%, 26%

Lab35.77, 28.07, -64.24

XYZ12.05, 8.89, 49.22

Decimal1526717

Web safe#0033cc

Pantone293 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#1545ad #133e9d #11388c #0f317c #0d2b6c #0b245c #091e4c #07183c #05112b #030b1b

Tints of dark slate blue

#1a55d6 #2763e5 #4075e8 #5987eb #7299ee #8babf1 #a4bdf4 #bdcff7 #d6e1fa #eff3fd

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#bd8917 Analogous#179ebd Analogous#3617bd Triadic#bd174b Triadic#4bbd17 Split complementary#bd3617 Split complementary#9ebd17

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 88, 60, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #174bbd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

88 60 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

85 59 4 32

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark slate blue in css

Copy #174bbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #174bbd; }
.text { color: #174bbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174bbd; }

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 #174bbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #174bbd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #174bbd 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #174bbd 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 #174bbd are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.