Dark slate blue

#2d3261

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 soft blue at 234 degrees. 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 #2d3261, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2d3261
RGB45, 50, 97
HSL234, 37%, 28%
HSV234, 54%, 38%
CMYK54%, 48%, 0%, 62%
Lab22.66, 12.62, -28.68
XYZ4.38, 3.7, 11.79
Decimal2962017
Web safe#333366
Pantone2766 C
Pantone2766 CHex#2d3261Rgb45 50 97Cmyk54 48 0 62Lab23 13 -29Darker#13162aDeep#202446Lighter#484e8e

Shades of dark slate blue

Tints of dark slate blue

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Dark slate blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 54, 48, 0, 62.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2d3261 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
54 48 0 62
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
54 48 4 68
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 #2d3261 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2d3261; }
.text { color: #2d3261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d3261; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2d3261 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
12.07:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.74:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2d3261 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 #2d3261 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 #2d3261 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 #2d3261 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.