Dark slate blue

#303ea2

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 233 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 #303ea2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#303ea2

RGB48, 62, 162

HSL233, 54%, 41%

HSV233, 70%, 64%

CMYK70%, 62%, 0%, 36%

Lab31.07, 28.84, -55.81

XYZ9.46, 6.68, 34.97

Decimal3161762

Web safe#333399

Pantone2728 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#2c3994 #283386 #242e78 #20296b #1b245d #171e4f #131941 #0f1433 #0b0e25 #070918

Tints of dark slate blue

#3646b8 #4353c7 #5967ce #6f7bd4 #848fdb #9aa3e1 #b0b7e8 #c6cbee #dbdff4 #f1f2fb

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#a29430 Analogous#3077a2 Analogous#5b30a2 Triadic#a2303e Triadic#3ea230 Split complementary#a25b30 Split complementary#77a230

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 70, 62, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #303ea2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

70 62 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

68 61 4 42

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 #303ea2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #303ea2; }
.text { color: #303ea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303ea2; }

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 #303ea2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #303ea2 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 #303ea2 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 #303ea2 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 #303ea2 are worked out. 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.