Dark slate blue

#2c4e9e

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 #2c4e9e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2c4e9e
RGB44, 78, 158
HSL222, 56%, 40%
HSV222, 72%, 62%
CMYK72%, 51%, 0%, 38%
Lab34.91, 16.09, -47.18
XYZ9.93, 8.45, 33.46
Decimal2903710
Web safe#336699
Pantone293 C
Pantone293 CHex#2c4e9eRgb44 78 158Cmyk72 51 0 38Lab35 16 -47Darker#0d1830Deep#1c3266Lighter#4d70c5

Shades of dark slate blue

Tints of dark slate blue

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Dark slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 72, 51, 0, 38.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2c4e9e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
72 51 0 38
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
70 51 4 44
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 #2c4e9e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2c4e9e; }
.text { color: #2c4e9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c4e9e; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2c4e9e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.81:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.69:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2c4e9e 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 #2c4e9e 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 #2c4e9e 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 #2c4e9e is computed, not guessed. 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.