Dark slate blue

#293d94

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark slate blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark slate blue sits in the blue band, deep and strong. 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 #293d94, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#293d94

RGB41, 61, 148

HSL229, 57%, 37%

HSV229, 72%, 58%

CMYK72%, 59%, 0%, 42%

Lab29.28, 23.3, -50.24

XYZ7.93, 5.95, 28.75

Decimal2702740

Web safe#333399

Pantone287 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#263888 #22337b #1f2e6f #1b2962 #182356 #141e4a #11193d #0e1431 #0a0f24 #070a18

Tints of dark slate blue

#3047ac #3651c3 #4b63cd #6378d4 #7a8cda #92a1e1 #aab5e7 #c2caee #d9def5 #f1f3fb

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#948029 Analogous#297394 Analogous#4a2994 Triadic#94293d Triadic#3d9429 Split complementary#944a29 Split complementary#739429

Dark slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 72, 59, 0, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #293d94 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

72 59 0 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

70 58 4 48

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 #293d94 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #293d94; }
.text { color: #293d94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293d94; }

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 #293d94 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #293d94 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 #293d94 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 #293d94 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 #293d94 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.