Dark slate blue

#503ec0

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 #503ec0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#503ec0

RGB80, 62, 192

HSL248, 51%, 50%

HSV248, 68%, 75%

CMYK58%, 68%, 0%, 25%

Lab35.9, 43.73, -65.67

XYZ14.55, 8.96, 50.83

Decimal5258944

Web safe#6633cc

Pantone2736 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#4939af #42339e #3b2e8d #34287c #2d236c #261d5b #1f184a #181239 #110d28 #0a0717

Tints of dark slate blue

#604fc6 #7061cc #8173d2 #9185d8 #a197de #b2a9e3 #c2bce9 #d2ceef #e2e0f5 #f3f2fb

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#aec03e Analogous#3e6dc0 Analogous#913ec0 Triadic#c0503e Triadic#3ec050 Split complementary#c0913e Split complementary#6dc03e

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 58, 68, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #503ec0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

58 68 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

57 67 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 #503ec0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #503ec0; }
.text { color: #503ec0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503ec0; }

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 #503ec0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #503ec0 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 #503ec0 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 #503ec0 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

The figures for #503ec0 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.