Dark slate blue

#5240a0

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, deep and soft. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #5240a0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5240a0
RGB82, 64, 160
HSL251, 43%, 44%
HSV251, 60%, 63%
CMYK49%, 60%, 0%, 37%
Lab33.98, 33.0, -49.76
XYZ11.66, 8.0, 34.19
Decimal5390496
Web safe#663399
Pantone2736 C
Pantone2736 CHex#5240a0Rgb82 64 160Cmyk49 60 0 37Lab34 33 -50Darker#1e173aDeep#382c6dLighter#7a6abd

Shades of dark slate blue

Tints of dark slate blue

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Dark slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 49, 60, 0, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5240a0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
49 60 0 37
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
49 59 4 43
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 #5240a0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5240a0; }
.text { color: #5240a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5240a0; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5240a0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.08:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.60:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5240a0 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 #5240a0 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #5240a0 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark slate blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #5240a0 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.