Dark slate blue

#4c387e

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 purple with a rich cast. 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 #4c387e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4c387e

RGB76, 56, 126

HSL257, 38%, 36%

HSV257, 56%, 49%

CMYK40%, 56%, 0%, 51%

Lab29.09, 26.25, -36.79

XYZ8.16, 5.87, 20.44

Decimal4995198

Web safe#333366

Pantone2756 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#463374 #3f2f69 #392a5f #332554 #2c214a #261c3f #201735 #19132a #130e20 #0d0915

Tints of dark slate blue

#594293 #664ba9 #765cb7 #8872c0 #9a87ca #ac9dd3 #beb2dd #d0c8e6 #e3ddf0 #f5f3fa

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#6a7e38 Analogous#38477e Analogous#6f387e Triadic#7e4c38 Triadic#387e4c Split complementary#7e6f38 Split complementary#477e38

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 40, 56, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4c387e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 56 0 51

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 56 4 57

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 #4c387e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4c387e; }
.text { color: #4c387e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c387e; }

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 #4c387e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4c387e 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 #4c387e 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 #4c387e 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #4c387e are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.