Dark slate blue

#2740a8

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 #2740a8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2740a8
RGB39, 64, 168
HSL228, 62%, 41%
HSV228, 77%, 66%
CMYK77%, 62%, 0%, 34%
Lab31.64, 28.63, -58.52
XYZ9.74, 6.93, 37.87
Decimal2572456
Web safe#333399
Pantone2728 C
Pantone2728 CHex#2740a8Rgb39 64 168Cmyk77 62 0 34Lab32 29 -59Darker#0c1434Deep#1a2a6eLighter#4a63cc

Shades of dark slate blue

Tints of dark slate blue

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 77, 62, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2740a8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
77 62 0 34
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
75 61 4 40
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 #2740a8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2740a8; }
.text { color: #2740a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2740a8; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2740a8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.80:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.39:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2740a8 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 #2740a8 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #2740a8 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark slate blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #2740a8 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.