Dark slate blue

#48365f

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

Dark slate blue falls in the purple range, deep and muted. 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 #48365f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#48365f
RGB72, 54, 95
HSL266, 28%, 29%
HSV266, 43%, 37%
CMYK24%, 43%, 0%, 63%
Lab26.28, 17.47, -21.48
XYZ6.06, 4.84, 11.44
Decimal4732511
Web safe#333366
Pantone5265 C
Pantone5265 CHex#48365fRgb72 54 95Cmyk24 43 0 63Lab26 17 -21Darker#1e1627Deep#312541Lighter#6b5389

Shades of dark slate blue

Tints of dark slate blue

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Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 24, 43, 0, 63.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #48365f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
24 43 0 63
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
26 44 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark slate blue in css

Copy #48365f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #48365f; }
.text { color: #48365f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #48365f; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #48365f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
10.67:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.97:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #48365f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #48365f 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #48365f 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

The figures for #48365f 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.