Dark slate blue

#4b4797

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

Dark slate blue sits in the blue band, deep and soft. 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 #4b4797, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b4797
RGB75, 71, 151
HSL243, 36%, 44%
HSV243, 53%, 59%
CMYK50%, 53%, 0%, 41%
Lab34.47, 24.19, -43.56
XYZ10.74, 8.24, 30.3
Decimal4933527
Web safe#333399
Pantone2728 C
Pantone2728 CHex#4b4797Rgb75 71 151Cmyk50 53 0 41Lab34 24 -44Darker#1b1936Deep#333066Lighter#7370b6

Shades of dark slate blue

Tints of dark slate blue

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Dark slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 50, 53, 0, 41.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b4797 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
50 53 0 41
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
50 53 4 47
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 #4b4797 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b4797; }
.text { color: #4b4797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4797; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4b4797 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.93:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.65:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b4797 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 #4b4797 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 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 #4b4797 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 #4b4797 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.