Dark slate blue

#4d41be

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

Dark slate blue sits in the blue band, mid and soft. 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 #4d41be, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4d41be

RGB77, 65, 190

HSL246, 49%, 50%

HSV246, 66%, 75%

CMYK59%, 66%, 0%, 25%

Lab36.13, 40.89, -64.13

XYZ14.25, 9.08, 49.72

Decimal5063102

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2728 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#463bad #3f369d #39308c #322a7b #2b246a #241f5a #1e1949 #171338 #100e28 #090817

Tints of dark slate blue

#5e53c4 #6e64ca #7f76d0 #8f88d6 #a099dc #b0abe2 #c1bde8 #d1ceee #e2e0f4 #f3f2fa

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#b2be41 Analogous#4174be Analogous#8b41be Triadic#be4d41 Triadic#41be4d Split complementary#be8b41 Split complementary#74be41

Dark slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 59, 66, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4d41be on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

59 66 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

58 65 4 31

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 #4d41be straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4d41be; }
.text { color: #4d41be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d41be; }

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 #4d41be against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4d41be 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 #4d41be 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 #4d41be 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 #4d41be are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.