Dark slate blue

#4936b0

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 balanced. 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 #4936b0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4936b0

RGB73, 54, 176

HSL249, 53%, 45%

HSV249, 69%, 69%

CMYK59%, 69%, 0%, 31%

Lab32.23, 42.25, -62.23

XYZ11.9, 7.19, 41.83

Decimal4798128

Web safe#333399

Pantone2736 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#4331a1 #3c2d91 #362882 #302373 #291f64 #231a54 #1d1545 #161136 #100c27 #0a0717

Tints of dark slate blue

#523dc3 #6451ca #7665d0 #8779d6 #998ddc #aba1e2 #bdb5e8 #cfc9ee #e1ddf5 #f3f1fb

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#9db036 Analogous#3660b0 Analogous#8636b0 Triadic#b04936 Triadic#36b049 Split complementary#b08636 Split complementary#60b036

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 59, 69, 0, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4936b0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 69 0 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 67 4 37

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 #4936b0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4936b0; }
.text { color: #4936b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4936b0; }

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 #4936b0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4936b0 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 #4936b0 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 #4936b0 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

Every value on this page for #4936b0 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.