Dark slate blue

#3e4eb3

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

Dark slate blue is a mid blue that reads confident. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #3e4eb3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3e4eb3

RGB62, 78, 179

HSL232, 49%, 47%

HSV232, 65%, 70%

CMYK65%, 56%, 0%, 30%

Lab37.35, 26.65, -55.71

XYZ12.85, 9.73, 43.85

Decimal4083379

Web safe#3366cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#3947a3 #334094 #2e3a84 #283374 #232c65 #1e2555 #181e46 #131836 #0d1126 #080a17

Tints of dark slate blue

#4a5ac0 #5d6bc7 #6f7ccd #828dd4 #949eda #a7afe1 #bac0e7 #ccd1ed #dfe2f4 #f2f3fa

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#b3a33e Analogous#3e88b3 Analogous#693eb3 Triadic#b33e4e Triadic#4eb33e Split complementary#b3693e Split complementary#88b33e

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 65, 56, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3e4eb3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

65 56 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

64 56 4 36

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 #3e4eb3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3e4eb3; }
.text { color: #3e4eb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4eb3; }

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 #3e4eb3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3e4eb3 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 #3e4eb3 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 #3e4eb3 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

Every value on this page for #3e4eb3 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.