Dark slate blue

#274b96

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 #274b96, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#274b96

RGB39, 75, 150

HSL221, 59%, 37%

HSV221, 74%, 59%

CMYK74%, 50%, 0%, 41%

Lab33.28, 14.29, -44.99

XYZ8.86, 7.67, 29.87

Decimal2575254

Web safe#333399

Pantone653 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#244589 #203e7d #1d3870 #1a3264 #172c57 #13254b #101f3e #0d1931 #0a1225 #060c18

Tints of dark slate blue

#2d57ae #3463c6 #4874d0 #6087d6 #7999dc #91abe2 #a9bde9 #c1d0ef #d9e2f5 #f1f4fb

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#967227 Analogous#278296 Analogous#3b2796 Triadic#96274b Triadic#4b9627 Split complementary#963b27 Split complementary#829627

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 74, 50, 0, 41.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #274b96 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 50 0 41

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 50 4 47

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 #274b96 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #274b96; }
.text { color: #274b96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274b96; }

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 #274b96 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #274b96 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 #274b96 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 #274b96 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #274b96 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.