Dark slate blue

#193dbb

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 strong blue at 227 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 #193dbb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#193dbb

RGB25, 61, 187

HSL227, 76%, 42%

HSV227, 87%, 73%

CMYK87%, 67%, 0%, 27%

Lab32.11, 36.6, -69.07

XYZ11.04, 7.13, 47.81

Decimal1654203

Web safe#0033cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#1738ab #15339b #132d8b #10287b #0e236b #0c1e5b #0a184b #08133b #060e2b #04091b

Tints of dark slate blue

#1c45d4 #2a53e2 #4267e6 #5b7be9 #748fec #8ca2f0 #a5b6f3 #becaf6 #d7defa #eff2fd

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#bb9719 Analogous#198ebb Analogous#4619bb Triadic#bb193d Triadic#3dbb19 Split complementary#bb4619 Split complementary#8ebb19

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 87, 67, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #193dbb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

87 67 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

84 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 #193dbb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #193dbb; }
.text { color: #193dbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #193dbb; }

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 #193dbb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #193dbb 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 #193dbb 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 #193dbb 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 #193dbb 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.