Dark slate blue

#293cbd

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 232 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #293cbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#293cbd

RGB41, 60, 189

HSL232, 64%, 45%

HSV232, 78%, 74%

CMYK78%, 68%, 0%, 26%

Lab32.65, 39.13, -69.33

XYZ11.72, 7.38, 48.95

Decimal2702525

Web safe#3333cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#2537ad #22329c #1e2c8c #1b277b #17226b #141d5b #10184a #0d123a #090d2a #050819

Tints of dark slate blue

#2e43d2 #4457d6 #5a6adb #6f7ee0 #8591e4 #9aa4e9 #b0b8ee #c5cbf2 #dbdef7 #f0f2fc

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#bdaa29 Analogous#2986bd Analogous#6029bd Triadic#bd293c Triadic#3cbd29 Split complementary#bd6029 Split complementary#86bd29

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 78, 68, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #293cbd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

78 68 0 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

76 67 4 32

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 #293cbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #293cbd; }
.text { color: #293cbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293cbd; }

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 #293cbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #293cbd 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 #293cbd 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 #293cbd 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

Here is how the numbers for #293cbd are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.