Dark slate blue

#254a8c

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #254a8c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#254a8c

RGB37, 74, 140

HSL218, 58%, 35%

HSV218, 74%, 55%

CMYK74%, 47%, 0%, 45%

Lab32.22, 10.77, -40.58

XYZ7.95, 7.18, 25.78

Decimal2443916

Web safe#333399

Pantone294 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#224480 #1f3e75 #1c3869 #19325e #162b52 #132547 #101f3b #0d192f #091324 #060d18

Tints of dark slate blue

#2c57a5 #3264be #4274cd #5b87d4 #7499da #8dabe1 #a6bee8 #bfd0ee #d8e2f5 #f1f5fb

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#8c6725 Analogous#257e8c Analogous#33258c Triadic#8c254a Triadic#4a8c25 Split complementary#8c3425 Split complementary#7d8c25

Dark slate blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 74, 47, 0, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #254a8c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 47 0 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 47 4 51

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 #254a8c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #254a8c; }
.text { color: #254a8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #254a8c; }

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 #254a8c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #254a8c 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 #254a8c 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 #254a8c 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 #254a8c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.