Dark slate blue

#56467e

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 serious cast. 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 #56467e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#56467e
RGB86, 70, 126
HSL257, 29%, 38%
HSV257, 44%, 49%
CMYK32%, 44%, 0%, 51%
Lab33.7, 20.18, -29.39
XYZ9.79, 7.87, 20.74
Decimal5654142
Web safe#663366
Pantone668 C
Pantone668 CHex#56467eRgb86 70 126Cmyk32 44 0 51Lab34 20 -29Darker#1b1627Deep#372d50Lighter#7867a5

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 32, 44, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #56467e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
32 44 0 51
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
33 44 4 57
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 #56467e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #56467e; }
.text { color: #56467e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #56467e; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #56467e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.16:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.57:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #56467e 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 #56467e 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 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 #56467e 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

The figures for #56467e 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.