Dark slate blue

#4642a8

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

Dark slate blue is a mid blue that reads confident. 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 #4642a8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4642a8
RGB70, 66, 168
HSL242, 44%, 46%
HSV242, 61%, 66%
CMYK58%, 61%, 0%, 34%
Lab34.04, 31.93, -54.53
XYZ11.54, 8.03, 37.99
Decimal4604584
Web safe#333399
Pantone2728 C
Pantone2728 CHex#4642a8Rgb70 66 168Cmyk58 61 0 34Lab34 32 -55Darker#1b1a41Deep#312e75Lighter#7471c1

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 58, 61, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4642a8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
58 61 0 34
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
57 60 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 #4642a8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4642a8; }
.text { color: #4642a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4642a8; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4642a8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.06:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.61:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4642a8 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 #4642a8 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 #4642a8 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 #4642a8 is computed, not guessed. 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.