Dark slate blue

#52498e

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 blue that reads rich. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #52498e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#52498e

RGB82, 73, 142

HSL248, 32%, 42%

HSV248, 49%, 56%

CMYK42%, 49%, 0%, 44%

Lab35.03, 21.82, -37.16

XYZ10.74, 8.51, 26.67

Decimal5392782

Web safe#663399

Pantone534 C

Shades of dark slate blue

#4b4382 #443c76 #3d3669 #36305d #2f2a51 #282345 #211d39 #1a172d #131120 #0c0a14

Tints of dark slate blue

#5d52a0 #6b61ae #7c73b7 #8d85c0 #9e98ca #afaad3 #c1bcdd #d2cfe6 #e3e1f0 #f4f3f9

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Complementary#858e49 Analogous#49628e Analogous#75498e Triadic#8e5249 Triadic#498e52 Split complementary#8e7549 Split complementary#628e49

Dark slate blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 42, 49, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #52498e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

42 49 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

43 49 4 50

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 #52498e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #52498e; }
.text { color: #52498e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52498e; }

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 #52498e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #52498e 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 #52498e 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 #52498e 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 #52498e are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.