Dark slate blue

#6b4e83

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 273 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #6b4e83, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6b4e83

RGB107, 78, 131

HSL273, 25%, 41%

HSV273, 40%, 51%

CMYK18%, 40%, 0%, 49%

Lab38.22, 23.13, -25.22

XYZ12.88, 10.21, 22.76

Decimal7032451

Web safe#666699

Pantone668 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#624778 #59416d #503a61 #463356 #3d2d4b #342640 #2b1f35 #22192a #19121e #100b13

Tints of dark slate blue

#795995 #8866a4 #9678ae #a389b9 #b19bc4 #bfadce #cdbfd9 #dbd0e3 #e8e2ee #f6f4f8

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#66834e Analogous#514e83 Analogous#834e80 Triadic#836b4e Triadic#4e836b Split complementary#81834e Split complementary#4e8351

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 18, 40, 0, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6b4e83 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 40 0 49

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 41 4 55

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 #6b4e83 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6b4e83; }
.text { color: #6b4e83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4e83; }

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 #6b4e83 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6b4e83 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 #6b4e83 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 #6b4e83 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 #6b4e83 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 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.