Dark slate blue

#5d4e98

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 #5d4e98, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5d4e98

RGB93, 78, 152

HSL252, 32%, 45%

HSV252, 49%, 60%

CMYK39%, 49%, 0%, 40%

Lab37.92, 24.58, -38.56

XYZ12.91, 10.04, 30.96

Decimal6114968

Web safe#666699

Pantone2726 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#55478b #4d407e #453a70 #3d3363 #352c56 #2d2549 #251f3c #1c182f #141121 #0c0a14

Tints of dark slate blue

#6857a9 #7769b2 #877abb #978bc4 #a69dcc #b6aed5 #c6bfde #d5d1e7 #e5e2f0 #f4f3f9

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#89984e Analogous#4e6498 Analogous#824e98 Triadic#985d4e Triadic#4e985d Split complementary#98824e Split complementary#64984e

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 39, 49, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5d4e98 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

39 49 0 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

40 49 4 46

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 #5d4e98 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5d4e98; }
.text { color: #5d4e98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4e98; }

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 #5d4e98 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5d4e98 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 #5d4e98 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 #5d4e98 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

Here is how the numbers for #5d4e98 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.