Dark slate blue

#4e345e

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 purple at 277 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #4e345e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e345e

RGB78, 52, 94

HSL277, 29%, 29%

HSV277, 45%, 37%

CMYK17%, 45%, 0%, 63%

Lab26.4, 20.55, -20.59

XYZ6.39, 4.88, 11.2

Decimal5125214

Web safe#663366

Pantone669 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#483057 #422c4f #3c2848 #352440 #2f1f39 #291b31 #23172a #1d1323 #170f1b #100b14

Tints of dark slate blue

#604074 #734d8b #8559a1 #966eaf #a684bb #b69ac7 #c6b1d4 #d6c7e0 #e7ddec #f7f4f9

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#445e34 Analogous#39345e Analogous#5e3459 Triadic#5e4e34 Triadic#345e4e Split complementary#595e34 Split complementary#345e39

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 17, 45, 0, 63.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e345e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 45 0 63

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 45 4 69

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 #4e345e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e345e; }
.text { color: #4e345e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e345e; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4e345e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e345e 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 #4e345e 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 #4e345e 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #4e345e are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.