Dark slate blue

#1a3eb2

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 deep blue that reads weighty. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #1a3eb2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1a3eb2

RGB26, 62, 178

HSL226, 75%, 40%

HSV226, 85%, 70%

CMYK85%, 65%, 0%, 30%

Lab31.53, 32.61, -64.68

XYZ10.18, 6.88, 42.91

Decimal1719986

Web safe#333399

Pantone2728 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#1839a3 #163394 #132e85 #112975 #0f2466 #0d1e57 #0b1948 #081439 #060f2a #04091b

Tints of dark slate blue

#1e47cb #2652df #3f66e3 #597ae7 #728eea #8ba2ee #a4b6f2 #bdcaf5 #d6dff9 #eff3fd

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#b28e1a Analogous#1a8ab2 Analogous#421ab2 Triadic#b21a3e Triadic#3eb21a Split complementary#b2421a Split complementary#8ab21a

Dark slate blue in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 85, 65, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1a3eb2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

85 65 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

82 64 4 36

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark slate blue in css

Copy #1a3eb2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1a3eb2; }
.text { color: #1a3eb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a3eb2; }

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 #1a3eb2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1a3eb2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #1a3eb2 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #1a3eb2 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 #1a3eb2 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.