Dark slate blue

#51436c

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

This is Dark slate blue, a muted purple at 260 degrees. 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 #51436c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#51436c

RGB81, 67, 108

HSL260, 23%, 34%

HSV260, 38%, 42%

CMYK25%, 38%, 0%, 58%

Lab31.45, 15.55, -21.66

XYZ8.11, 6.85, 15.08

Decimal5325676

Web safe#663366

Pantone5265 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#4a3d63 #44385a #3d3251 #362d48 #30273f #292237 #221c2e #1c1725 #15111c #0e0c13

Tints of dark slate blue

#604f80 #6e5b93 #7e6ba3 #8f7faf #a092bb #b1a6c8 #c2b9d4 #d3cde0 #e4e0ec #f5f4f8

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#5e6c43 Analogous#434a6c Analogous#65436c Triadic#6c5143 Triadic#436c51 Split complementary#6c6643 Split complementary#4a6c43

Dark slate blue in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 25, 38, 0, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #51436c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 38 0 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 39 4 64

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 #51436c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #51436c; }
.text { color: #51436c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51436c; }

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 #51436c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #51436c 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 #51436c 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 #51436c 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 #51436c are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.