Dark slate blue

#5b4da8

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, mid and soft. 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 #5b4da8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b4da8

RGB91, 77, 168

HSL249, 37%, 48%

HSV249, 54%, 66%

CMYK46%, 54%, 0%, 34%

Lab38.48, 29.46, -47.26

XYZ14.04, 10.36, 38.31

Decimal5983656

Web safe#666699

Pantone2726 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#534699 #4b408b #43397c #3b326d #332b5e #2b2550 #231e41 #1b1732 #131024 #0b0a15

Tints of dark slate blue

#685ab3 #776bbb #877cc3 #978dcb #a69ed3 #b6afda #c5c0e2 #d5d1ea #e4e2f2 #f4f3f9

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#9aa84d Analogous#4d6ca8 Analogous#894da8 Triadic#a85b4d Triadic#4da85b Split complementary#a8894d Split complementary#6ca84d

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 46, 54, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b4da8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

46 54 0 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

46 54 4 40

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 #5b4da8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b4da8; }
.text { color: #5b4da8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4da8; }

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 #5b4da8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b4da8 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 #5b4da8 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 #5b4da8 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 #5b4da8 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.