Dark slate blue

#224fa1

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 219 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 #224fa1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#224fa1

RGB34, 79, 161

HSL219, 65%, 38%

HSV219, 79%, 63%

CMYK79%, 51%, 0%, 37%

Lab35.01, 15.28, -48.84

XYZ9.89, 8.51, 34.84

Decimal2248609

Web safe#336699

Pantone293 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#1f4893 #1c4286 #193b78 #17346b #142e5d #112750 #0e2042 #0b1a34 #081327 #050c19

Tints of dark slate blue

#275bba #2c67d2 #4579d8 #5d8add #769ce2 #8eaee7 #a7bfec #bfd1f2 #d8e3f7 #f0f4fc

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#a17422 Analogous#228fa1 Analogous#3422a1 Triadic#a1224f Triadic#4fa122 Split complementary#a13422 Split complementary#8fa122

Dark slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 79, 51, 0, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #224fa1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

79 51 0 37

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

77 51 4 43

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #224fa1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #224fa1; }
.text { color: #224fa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #224fa1; }

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 #224fa1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #224fa1 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 #224fa1 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 #224fa1 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 #224fa1 is computed, not guessed. 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.