Dark slate blue

#483d8b

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 deep blue that reads serious. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #483d8b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#483d8b

RGB72, 61, 139

HSL248, 39%, 39%

HSV248, 56%, 55%

CMYK48%, 56%, 0%, 45%

Lab30.83, 26.06, -42.09

XYZ9.0, 6.58, 25.22

Decimal4734347

Web safe#333399

Pantone661 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#42387f #3c3373 #362d68 #30285c #2a2350 #231e44 #1d1939 #17142d #110e21 #0b0915

Tints of dark slate blue

#53469f #5e50b2 #7164bb #8379c4 #968dcd #a9a1d6 #bbb6df #cecae8 #e1def1 #f4f3fa

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#808b3d Analogous#3d598b Analogous#6f3d8b Triadic#8b483d Triadic#3d8b48 Split complementary#8b6f3d Split complementary#598b3d

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 48, 56, 0, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #483d8b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

48 56 0 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

48 56 4 51

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 #483d8b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #483d8b; }
.text { color: #483d8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #483d8b; }

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 #483d8b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #483d8b 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 #483d8b 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 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 #483d8b 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 #483d8b are worked out. 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.