Dark slate blue

#502b87

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. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #502b87, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#502b87

RGB80, 43, 135

HSL264, 52%, 35%

HSV264, 68%, 53%

CMYK41%, 68%, 0%, 47%

Lab27.25, 37.58, -45.35

XYZ8.55, 5.18, 23.47

Decimal5254023

Web safe#663399

Pantone2746 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#49277c #432471 #3c2065 #361d5a #2f194f #281644 #221239 #1b0f2e #140b22 #0e0717

Tints of dark slate blue

#5e339f #6c3ab7 #7c4bc6 #8d63cd #9f7ad5 #b092dc #c1aae4 #d3c2ec #e4daf3 #f5f1fb

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#62872b Analogous#2b3487 Analogous#7e2b87 Triadic#87502b Triadic#2b8750 Split complementary#877e2b Split complementary#34872b

Dark slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 41, 68, 0, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #502b87 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

41 68 0 47

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

42 67 4 53

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 #502b87 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #502b87; }
.text { color: #502b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #502b87; }

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 #502b87 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #502b87 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 #502b87 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 #502b87 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 #502b87 is computed, not guessed. 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.