Dark slate blue

#3d3d65

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 muted blue at 240 degrees. 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 #3d3d65, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3d3d65

RGB61, 61, 101

HSL240, 25%, 32%

HSV240, 40%, 40%

CMYK40%, 40%, 0%, 60%

Lab27.49, 11.0, -23.54

XYZ5.94, 5.27, 13.02

Decimal4013413

Web safe#333366

Pantone5265 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#38385d #333355 #2e2e4c #292944 #24243c #1f1f34 #1a1a2c #151523 #10101b #0c0c13

Tints of dark slate blue

#49497a #56568e #6464a1 #7878ae #8d8dba #a2a2c7 #b6b6d3 #cbcbdf #dfdfec #f4f4f8

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#65653d Analogous#3d5165 Analogous#513d65 Triadic#653d3d Triadic#3d653d Split complementary#65513d Split complementary#51653d

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 40, 40, 0, 60.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3d3d65 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 40 0 60

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 41 4 66

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark slate blue in css

Copy #3d3d65 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3d3d65; }
.text { color: #3d3d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3d65; }

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 #3d3d65 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3d3d65 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 #3d3d65 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 #3d3d65 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

The figures for #3d3d65 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.